If you save a Final Cut Pro 5 project, stored on an Xsan 1.x volume, that was previously saved from another workstation during an editing session, you may receive one of two errors, depending on your Directory Services configuration:
"File Error: Access Denied"or
"The project "projectName" has been modified externally. If another user is working on it, saving will overwrite their changes. Do you still want to save?"
If you receive the previous of these two errors, it could be that you do not have permissions to edit the project file. For more information on managing permissions for files stored on an Xsan volume, click here.
If you receive the latter of these two errors, an editor at one workstation with the same user ID (UID) as the editor at the workstation receiving the error has saved the project during the editing session. You should not allow two users with the same UID to access an Xsan volume at the same time. For more information on how to create user accounts with unique UIDs, see the Xsan Administrator’s Guide.
To avoid receiving these errors when saving project files that are stored on an Xsan volume, adjust your site’s workflow to prevent multiple editors from simultaneously editing a project file. To do so, store the Final Cut Pro project files on the Xsan volume, but use Affinities to prevent editors from accessing each other’s project files. To learn more about configuring Affinities, see the Xsan Administrator’s Guide.