The semaphore timeout period has expired.

[Calvin]

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OS: NT 4.0 Server with service pack 6a
Application : IIS 4.0
-----------------------------------------------
I encountered the above error message when I tried to access a web folder in
wwwroot directory. I don't face any problem when I access the same folder in
another identical IIS server. It seems very weird to me, and I can't even
rename or delete the folder, only a single gif (5k) format file inside the
particular folder. Any one can help ?

Rgds
Calvin

 

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Calvin:

Have you tried stopping the IIS service prior to attempting to delete
the folder? Semaphores are used to assist with resource contention in
multi-threaded applications. You should probably be able to delete this
folder if the service is stopped.

Matt Wagner
Enterprise Engineering Center
Microsoft Corporation

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Calvin wrote:
> OS: NT 4.0 Server with service pack 6a
> Application : IIS 4.0
> -----------------------------------------------
> I encountered the above error message when I tried to access a web folder in
> wwwroot directory. I don't face any problem when I access the same folder in
> another identical IIS server. It seems very weird to me, and I can't even
> rename or delete the folder, only a single gif (5k) format file inside the
> particular folder. Any one can help ?
>
> Rgds
> Calvin

 

[Calvin]

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Matt,
I still failed to deleted the folder after I have stopped the IIS service.
The error message prompted when I tried to delete "Cannot remove folder xxx.
The path is too deep". The particular folder do not contains any subfolder !

Calvin

"Matt Wagner [MSFT]" wrote:

> Calvin:
>
> Have you tried stopping the IIS service prior to attempting to delete
> the folder? Semaphores are used to assist with resource contention in
> multi-threaded applications. You should probably be able to delete this
> folder if the service is stopped.
>
> Matt Wagner
> Enterprise Engineering Center
> Microsoft Corporation
>
> Legal Disclaimer:
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the terms
> specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm Please do not
> send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes
> only.
>
>
> Calvin wrote:
> > OS: NT 4.0 Server with service pack 6a
> > Application : IIS 4.0
> > -----------------------------------------------
> > I encountered the above error message when I tried to access a web folder in
> > wwwroot directory. I don't face any problem when I access the same folder in
> > another identical IIS server. It seems very weird to me, and I can't even
> > rename or delete the folder, only a single gif (5k) format file inside the
> > particular folder. Any one can help ?
> >
> > Rgds
> > Calvin
>

 

[Calvin]

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The problem has been resolved after I run the "chkdsk" command to fix the
error on the affected disk partition.

"Calvin" wrote:

> Matt,
> I still failed to deleted the folder after I have stopped the IIS service.
> The error message prompted when I tried to delete "Cannot remove folder xxx.
> The path is too deep". The particular folder do not contains any subfolder !
>
> Calvin
>
> "Matt Wagner [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Calvin:
> >
> > Have you tried stopping the IIS service prior to attempting to delete
> > the folder? Semaphores are used to assist with resource contention in
> > multi-threaded applications. You should probably be able to delete this
> > folder if the service is stopped.
> >
> > Matt Wagner
> > Enterprise Engineering Center
> > Microsoft Corporation
> >
> > Legal Disclaimer:
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights. Use of included script samples are subject to the terms
> > specified at http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm Please do not
> > send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for newsgroup purposes
> > only.
> >
> >
> > Calvin wrote:
> > > OS: NT 4.0 Server with service pack 6a
> > > Application : IIS 4.0
> > > -----------------------------------------------
> > > I encountered the above error message when I tried to access a web folder in
> > > wwwroot directory. I don't face any problem when I access the same folder in
> > > another identical IIS server. It seems very weird to me, and I can't even
> > > rename or delete the folder, only a single gif (5k) format file inside the
> > > particular folder. Any one can help ?
> > >
> > > Rgds
> > > Calvin
> >