Linked server from SQL Server to Access db on network share?

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From: Hobbes159 (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/20/04 

Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 11:22:11 -0500

I have an Access database that exists on a network share
that I'm trying to link to as a linked server from SQL
Server. Sitting at the SQL server machine, I can create
the linked server (both by EM and sql), connect to the
access db, query data, see tables, etc with no problems.
However, if I go to another machine and try to access the
linked database, either through EM or through sql, I get
this error message:

Server: Msg 7399, Level 16, State 1, Procedure
sp_tables_ex, Line 20
OLE DB provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0' reported an
error.
[OLE/DB provider returned message: The Microsoft Jet
database engine cannot open the
file '\\server\path\database.mdb'. It is already opened
exclusively by another user, or you need permission to
view its data.]
OLE DB error trace [OLE/DB
Provider 'Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0'
IDBInitialize::Initialize returned 0x80004005: ].

The SQL server service is running as a domain user with
full access to the network share.

Any help?

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