At 09:45 AM 04/10/2002 -0500, Gerald Carter wrote:
> > Do you know any release dates of the new official (not cvs) versions
of
> > 2.2 and 3.0 samba?
>ETA for Samba 2.2.4 ~1 week give of take some....
Will this release include the reintroduction of the "share modes"
option,
which as Jeremy stated some time ago:
> Try the current CVS code. If you set "share modes = no" then
> it will allow you to destroy your files using the windows
> applications of your choice :-) :-).
This option, when used wisely on read-only shares, prevents many oplock
problems I've been experiencing since moving up from the 1.9.xx release
some time ago.
I also suggested some time ago:
>Perhaps code could be added to testparm that would issue a warning when
>"share modes = no" and "read only = no"? Granted not
all applications
>will want "read only = yes" which is why I suggested a warning
only. To
>quote Jeremy, I certainly wouldn't want to deprive people of the
>opportunity to "destroy your files using the windows applications of
your
>choice..." ;-)
-Eric
Eric Sisler <esisler@westminster.lib.co.us>
Applications Specialist
Westminster Public Library
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