Edit a file that is exclusively checked out by another user in visual source safe(VSS)

Question

I just want to edit a web config file in a source code through vss. But I am getting an error

file is exclusively checked out by another user

I want to edit that file (no need to check in/no need to update my changes). How can do this..?

Note : I don't have administrator privilege

Answer 1

When someone loading some project form VSS, all its files are in read-only mode. Check in resource control the file properties and switch of read-only mode. I hope this help.