Monday, April 21, 2008

Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed

I got this error when I tried to access a remote share from one of our DR servers. Well, apparently, the DR server configuration was not designed properly which is probably the reason why I am getting this error. The production and DR server both have the same configuration (or course, they are on a different network segment which is why this is possible) and I only get to access one or the other using a separate VPN profile. I was trying to copy a database backup from the production server and moving it to the DR server. The resolution: just run a net use * /delete command. It may sound simple but it works and that's what is more important. Having the same configuration (hostname and IP address, in my case) is causing my Windows XP workstation to get confused so a simple purge of the cache of my shared folder information. I would have to do this quite often as I need to connect to both servers on a regular basis
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