Cosole error messages due to db with large # of records

[shar]

Last week when I started using a database with approximately 450,000 records, the console on our companies server started reporting thousands of error message with my workstation's MAC address. I do not know the exact error message, but it had to do with exceeding the max number of locks.

Our IT tried to blame a server crash on this. However, since I was monitoring the database program, I know the server never crashed or I would notice the lost connection to the server. Once this was relayed to them they claimed that the messages consumed a lot of server memory and therefore no one else could do any work.

Is what they are claiming true or are they just shooting from the hip?

Thanks for any comments and/or responses.

 

[MickeyMouse]

Sounds like you exceeded the maximum record locks set up in the AUTOEXEC.NCF file on the server.

Check out the Tech Doc found at

http://support.novell.com

Click Knowledgebase then search for TID 10019363

I had a similar problem with a M$ Access Database.

Fortunately/Unfortunately (depends on how you look at it) I am both the programmer and the Network Admin for the IT shop so I knew I was the one that killed the server.

Troy Lawson
CNA