JV> At work we have a Novell 3.12 server with Cheyenne Arcserve and at
 JV> backup time he/she politely asks the server to close the bindery and
 JV> asks to open it again when done. This seems to release all files (except
 JV> those in use by a few automatic work stations) for backup.
Actually, Arcserve and virtually every other backup program that is Netware 
aware issue a call to Netware that closes the bindery.  Closing the bindery 
prevents folks from logging into the server; existing folks are not affected 
any way.
After closing the bindery, the backup program copies the files that make up 
the bindery to tape, then issue an open bindery command to allow folks to log 
into the server again.
This works for the bindery only, not any open file.  
framsey@goodyear.com; frank.ramsey@fallsbbs.com - CNE, CNA-4, PE
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