Error: "Only the file owner [...] can stop sharing"
Description
  • In Sage 50, the file owner is the Sage ID that was used the first time the file was shared on RDA
  • It's possible to open the file as sysadmin with another user email but only the file owner can stop sharing
  • If you're the data owner, this means that you used a different email to share the file in the beginning
Cause
Resolution
  1. Make a note of the email on the message.
  2. Click OK to close the message.
  3. Go to File, Connect to a shared company.
  4. Click Yes, when asked if you're finished with the company.
  5. Click OK on the Connect to a Shared Company window.
  6. Click Log in as a different user at the top.
  7. Log in with the email address from Step 1.
  8. Click Cancel as you don't need to download the file.
  9. The file should still be open.
  10. Go back to File, Remote Data Access, Stop Sharing.


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