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*** WARNING *** FAT Entry ssss multiple allocation in FILENAME.EXT
Occurs on: 68, 86, and 286.
Meaning: The FAT table entries show that two different files claim to
be using the same physical disk area. "ssss" indicates the
FAT table entry number that is in question. "FILENAME.EXT" is
the file name of the SECOND file that claims the disk space.
Since a physical disk area can contain only one set of
information, this error indicates a fatal file contamination
for at least one and possibly both of the files involved.
When this error is detected, the server automatically
truncates the second file so that it will no longer claim the
disputed physical disk area. This change is made in memory
but is NOT immediately updated to disk. This error is not
considered a fatal mount error. The server will continue to
mount the volume even after this error is discovered.
Cause: This error may be caused by a power or hardware failure, or by
bringing down the network without the DOWN command.
Solution: The system manager may use VREPAIR to find the names of all
files that claim the same physical area. He may then examine
the area in question to determine which file's data is
actually written there. After repairing the disk, any files
that may have been unrecoverable may be restored from the
current backup.
A second option is to simply delete the file named in this error
message if it is not important or if a current backup copy exists to
restore the file back from.
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