samba record locking

[Nick Lewis]

I'm not sure what the share modes = yes option does and i'm not able to get
to www.samba.org...

You might want to try this setting on the share:

locking = yes

Hope that helps. Nick.

Nick Lewis
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Rambo" <mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us>
To: "GLLUG" <linux-user@egr.msu.edu>
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 3:56 PM
Subject: samba record locking


> I got back out to our Linux server at ForestView today.  It appears the
> problem with accessing some of the server apps is one of record
> locking.  A program called Accelerated Reader is one of the critical
> apps we must have available to all workstations.  Basically what I've
> found it that it's useable by all stations as long as it is done one at
> a time.
>
> Can anyone explain how record locking is handled with samba?  The server
> is set up with share security and although share modes = yes is default
> I have also explicitly stated it too.  This particular app is among a
> few that need write access to data files and a temp directory.  All of
> the apps have been made public read only shares with the write access
> granted to those directories that need it.  I don't really know how the
> app itself handles it's data updates with multiple users but I do know
> that this program is working on other Novell and NT servers so it should
> work with Linux.
>
> Any idea's would be very much appreciated.
>
>
> --
> Mike Rambo
> mrambo@lsd.k12.mi.us
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