Quick And Effective Way To Fix QuickBooks Multi-User Mode Not Working Issue
                     Doable Steps to Fix 
QuickBooks Multi-User 
Mode Not Working Issue
QuickBooks makes it easy for users to share their financial data by allowing them to host 
a multi-user network to connect multiple workstations. 
QuickBooks Multi-User Mode Not Working is a common problem that develops due to 
various reasons mentioned later in this blog. On the off chance you also run into multi-
user mode issues, find the elimination techniques in this blog to remove the error.
Let our QB support team handle the issue by giving them a call at 1-855-856-0042 
for assistance.

Causes of QuickBooks multi-user error code H202
You might sometimes run into issues while switching the server to multi-user mode for 
hosting the data file. The primary reasons for problems using the QB multi-user mode 
are discussed below-
• QuickBooks on one or multiple workstations runs in multi-user mode, leading to 
problems while hosting the company file.
• Database Server Manager fails to run or stops due to Windows Firewall blocking its 
background processes.
• DBSM doesn’t have the required permissions to access the company and other QB 
program files stored on your system.
Measures to use if your QuickBooks can’t switch to 
multiuser mode H202
You won’t be able to share the company file data with other users if QuickBooks displays 
error codes while switching the server to multi-user mode. The usable techniques to get rid of 
this multi-user mode issue from your QBDT are given below-
Solution 1- Ensure none of the workstations utilize the multi-user mode
QuickBooks can only establish a successful multi-user network by hosting the company file 
in multi-user mode on the server and accessing on the workstations in single-user mode. In 
case this isn’t the hosting setup on your QB, you’ll encounter problems switching the server 
to multi-user mode. Only the server computer must run in multi-user mode while hosting the 
company file, and you can ensure it by applying the following steps-
• Launch the QB application on the computer where you encountered this error and go 
to the File menu.
• Select the Utilities option and click the Stop hosting multi-user access option.
• Switch all the workstations to single-user mode with these steps and go to the QB File 
menu on the server computer.
• Select Utilities and click Host multi-user access.
• Reboot your computer and open the company file again on the server in multi-user 
mode.
If the multi-user mode fails to work after fixing the hosting settings, check out the next 
solution.
Solution 2- Restart the DBSM processes to remove the minor issues
Database Server Manager plays an important role during multi-user network setup and 
QuickBooks might fall prey to multi-user mode issues if DBSM stops running. This can 
happen due to interruption of the Windows firewall or technical snags that develop 
randomly on your system. Get rid of the issues by restarting the DBSM processes as 
shown below-
• Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to launch the task manager and navigate to the Processes tab.
• Single-click the QB processes like QBDBMgrN.exe and QBDBMgr.exe individually 
and tap the End Task option.
• Reopen QuickBooks after stopping all the DBSM processes.
Conclusion
We are now at the end of this blog explaining the causes of QuickBooks Multi-User 
Mode Not Working on your PC. The techniques you can use to eliminate the error are 
also given in the blog and we suggest you apply them to host the data file without 
problems.
Talk to our QB support team at 1-855-856-0042 if you face problems while using the 
solutions.