The database has been placed in a state by a user on a machine that prevents it from being opened or locked (Error 3734)
Applies to: Access 2013 | Access 2016
The database has been placed in a state by user <name> on machine <name> that prevents it from being opened or locked.
This error occurs when the new passive shutdown/connection control is being used. This error message indicates that a user set the database in a mode that will prevent other users from opening it.
See also
- Access for developers forum
- Access help on support.office.com
- Access help on answers.microsoft.com
- Access forums on UtterAccess
- Access developer and VBA programming help center (FMS)
- Access posts on StackOverflow
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