Locking files on a WebDAV server

The WebDAV protocol supports two kinds of locks, exclusive and shared:

• An exclusive lock set by someone else is indicated by a padlock icon . Only the user who locked the file can edit it. Other users have read-only access to the file.
• An exclusive lock assigned to you is indicated by the pencil icon . This indicates that only you can edit the file.
• A shared lock assigned to other users is indicated by the shared lock icon . Unlike an exclusive lock, the shared lock simply alerts people that several individuals are editing the same file. It does not actually lock the file. People without a shared lock can only read the document.
• A shared lock you participate in is indicated by a variation of the shared lock icon .

Note: Keep in mind that shared locking is not supported by all servers, including the GoLive Workgroup server.

To lock files on a WebDAV server:

1. In the WebDAV tab of the site window, select the file you want to lock.
2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the selected file, and choose Lock or Shared Lock from the context menu, depending on whether you want an exclusive or shared lock. An exclusive lock or shared lock icon appears to the right of the file name in the WebDAV tab.

To lock a folder on a WebDAV server:

1. In the WebDAV tab of the site window, Right-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) the folder you want to lock.
2. Choose Lock All from the context menu.

Note: Locking folders is unsupported by many servers, including Microsoft IIS 5. Only single files can be locked and unlocked.

To lock a selection of files on a WebDAV server:

1. In the WebDAV tab of the site window, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the files you want to lock.
2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the selected files, and choose Lock or Shared Lock from the context menu, depending on whether you want an exclusive or shared lock. An exclusive lock or shared lock icon appears to the right of each file name in the WebDAV tab.

To unlock files on a WebDAV server:

1. In the WebDAV tab of the site window, select the files or folders you want to unlock.
2. Right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac OS) the selected file, and choose Unlock from the context menu. The locked icon to the right of the file names in the WebDAV tab disappears.