Hi Fellow Samba Admins, I am having a file locking problem. The system will only let one user to access the database file at a time. When the second user tries to access this file a message pop up and it says "Could not use the 'filename'; File already in use". I tried the "locking = no" parameter in smb.conf file but It does not seem to do the trick. My samba version is 1.19.17p2. It would be great if someone can help. Thanks very much Quynh Hoang
Hello list. I have samba 1.9.18p10 running on a Linux 2.0.34 box serving win95 and 98 clients. My problem arises with file locking. When one of the clients opens a file, smbstatus shows the file as being open and locked which is fine. When one of the clients saves the open file, smbstatus no longer shows the file as being open. Is that normal behavior? Also, if a client opens a file, and then closes it without saving, smbstatus shows that the file is still opened. Is this also normal? It seems to me that if someone opens a file, saves it, but doesn't close it (as in my second example), that samba should still show that file as being locked by that particular user. If it doesn't, does that not open up the door for someone else to open the same file and risk data corruption? Also, if my third example is proper behavior, is there a way to increase the timeout on the file lock? How long will the lock normally last? I am familiar with the 'deadtime' option, but in this case the client machine is still connected and logged onto the network. Any help/hints are really appreciated :) Thanks in advance, and happy holidays to all. -- Joel Knight jwknight@cyberlink.bc.ca PGP Key: hkp://keys.pgp.com/jwknight@cyberlink.bc.ca KeyID 2048/38C24864 Fingerprint 6D7D 1E4F 728B ACDA 6557 F3EC 85BB BA7C 38C2 4864
I am running Windows 95 based accounting software that uses the Btrieve Microkernal Database Engine (MKDE) ver 6.15.451. I have the software stored locally on the clients, and the data stored on a SAMBA share. My question is thus - does MKDE provide all file locking services, and if so, can or should I disable file locking services for this share in SAMBA. I have been having trouble with files being corrupted, and this is the only thing I can think of that might work. If anyone has had experience with this, please let me know. Regards, Andrew R Reid.
I finally got my server up and got my win95 box to browse and use an Access database. One problem: Exclusive File lock is evident. Accdg to smbstatus, the file is exclusively locked. Accdg. to my VB program, the file is opened exclusively. I then close the program and check for smbstatus, again the same status was displayed. I tried opening to other workstations. Only one workstation was able to use the file. How will I go about it? TIA, Ramon
I am the administrator of a small single server WinNT domain with 30 Win98 users. We have a small program called Quote Writer, based on a dbase compatible, which must be run centrally from the server. When ever one of the users accesses the program it puts a big strain on the network's performance, if 3 users use it, we have all sorts of problems. So to solve this problem I setup Samba 2.0.5 on Caldera OpenLinux 2.3. This is what works, "Everyone" can fully access the samba share from both NT and 98. They can add, write, execute, and delete any files anyone creates from any workstation. So the samba server is working great for file sharing. But as I mentioned earlier, I need to use samba to host a database application. When you open a "quote" the Quote Writer program: locks the database files, creates a new locked temporary directory, and copies the database files to the new directory to be worked on. Normally when you close the "quote", Quote Writer: unlocks the files and deletes this new directory. Not on the samba server. It leaves the quote's database files locked and does not remove the new locked temporary directory. I did a search on your website on file locking. I found quite a few archives from other users who seemed to have been having similar problems with databases. But I couldn't find any solutions. Any help on this would be appreciated. Thank you for your time, Steve Savage.
i have having the most annoying file locking problems given the following setup:
server: IRIX 6.5.11 + samba-2.0.7 irix binary (from samba website)
client: win2k
when on the client, simply right-clicking on the file causes samba to lock
it, thus making it impossible to rename/move that file. all file permissions
seem correct.
reset directory/file permissions to be sure this is accurate:
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \;
database 22# pwd
/export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2
database 23# ls -ald .
drwxrwsr-x 5 service noc 4096 Mar 12 13:25 .
database 24# ls -ald U2-Summer.Rain.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 5962315 Oct 13 09:02 U2-Summer.Rain.mp3
looks great so start up samba:
database 25# /etc/init.d/samba start
see what smbstatus has to say:
database 26# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
Samba version 2.0.7
Service uid gid pid machine
----------------------------------------------
No locked files
go over to win2k and right click on a file and check smbstatus again:
database 27# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
Samba version 2.0.7
Service uid gid pid machine
----------------------------------------------
MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15
11:09:23 2001
Locked files:
Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name
--------------------------------------------------
31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH
/export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Thu Mar 15 11:09:31 2001
so just for kicks see if we can rename that file in win2k:
"cannot rename U2-Always: access is denied. make sure that
the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file
is not currently in use"
i've been staring at this for days and have no idea as to
what the hell is going on. any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
here's my smb.conf stuff:
[MP3]
comment = MP3
path = /export/fs2/mp3
guest ok = no
browseable = no
writable = yes
write list = @noc
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 2775
force user = service
force group = noc
--
------------------------------------
Robin P. Blanchard
IT Program Specialist
Georgia Center for Continuing Ed.
fon: 706.542.2404 fax: 706.542.6546
email: Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu
------------------------------------
Hi Robin,
Don't know WHY this is happening, but it appears to have to do with the mp3
file type; I can duplicate this if I create a simple .txt file, and rename
it
to something.mp3; when it's a .txt file, right clicking does NOT lock it,
but as soon as I rename it to .mp3, then I get the behavior you describe.
I suspect this is because of the additional options you see that Microsoft
is presenting because its an mp3 file (like 'play', etc.).
However, I AM able to rename it without any problem; try something for me;
go into that same directory where the .mp3 file is, and create a .txt file;
now check you unix permissions - is the ownership and group and permissions
what you expect? I am wondering if your unix umask may be interfering with
the way the files are getting created/moved. you might need FORCE create
mode
instead of just create mode...
Hope this helps,
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu]
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:00 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: file locking
i have having the most annoying file locking problems given the following
setup:
server: IRIX 6.5.11 + samba-2.0.7 irix binary (from samba website)
client: win2k
when on the client, simply right-clicking on the file causes samba to lock
it, thus making it impossible to rename/move that file. all file permissions
seem correct.
reset directory/file permissions to be sure this is accurate:
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \;
database 22# pwd
/export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2
database 23# ls -ald .
drwxrwsr-x 5 service noc 4096 Mar 12 13:25 .
database 24# ls -ald U2-Summer.Rain.mp3
-rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 5962315 Oct 13 09:02 U2-Summer.Rain.mp3
looks great so start up samba:
database 25# /etc/init.d/samba start
see what smbstatus has to say:
database 26# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
Samba version 2.0.7
Service uid gid pid machine
----------------------------------------------
No locked files
go over to win2k and right click on a file and check smbstatus again:
database 27# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
Samba version 2.0.7
Service uid gid pid machine
----------------------------------------------
MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15
11:09:23 2001
Locked files:
Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name
--------------------------------------------------
31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH
/export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Thu Mar 15 11:09:31 2001
so just for kicks see if we can rename that file in win2k:
"cannot rename U2-Always: access is denied. make sure that
the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file
is not currently in use"
i've been staring at this for days and have no idea as to
what the hell is going on. any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
here's my smb.conf stuff:
[MP3]
comment = MP3
path = /export/fs2/mp3
guest ok = no
browseable = no
writable = yes
write list = @noc
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 2775
force user = service
force group = noc
--
------------------------------------
Robin P. Blanchard
IT Program Specialist
Georgia Center for Continuing Ed.
fon: 706.542.2404 fax: 706.542.6546
email: Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu
------------------------------------
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Hi Robin, you can go into the 'tools/folder options/file types' and remove the link beteen the .mp3 filetype and the program that windows will launch to play it, but I don't think you really want to do that - this problem is going to come up with other file types as well, like .wav files. Really need to understand WHY you are not being able to rename a file for which YOU have the lock in the first place. For that we need to understand your environment better. What os are you running samba on top of; what version of samba are you running. Also, do an ll -d on each directory from the root down to the directory the .mp3 files are in so we can verify execute access all the way down the tree. Finally if you could post (sans comments) your entire smb.conf file, maybe there is a parameter there that is causing this behavior. If you do this, perhaps I can reproduce a little portion of your environment here, and see if I can duplicate the behavior. Hope this helps, Don -----Original Message----- From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu] Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:53 AM To: MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1) Cc: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: file locking Hey Don - Thanks for the reply... Here goes with my attempt at recreating your test: on win2k client: create z:\Pop\U2\test.txt on samba-server: database 1# ls -ald /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/test.txt -rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 4 Mar 16 10:41 /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/test.txt file permissions are correct. now, test the locking problem: right-click on test.txt on win2k, then check smbstatus: database 3# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus Samba version 2.0.7 Service uid gid pid machine ---------------------------------------------- MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15 11:09:23 2001 No locked files so, seems you're right. one more test: database 6# cp -a U2-Always.mp3 U2-Always.txt right-click on each, and check smbstatus: (U2-Always.mp3) Samba version 2.0.7 Service uid gid pid machine ---------------------------------------------- MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15 11:09:23 2001 Locked files: Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name -------------------------------------------------- 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Fri Mar 16 10:52:00 2001 annoying as suspected. (U2-Always.txt) Samba version 2.0.7 Service uid gid pid machine ---------------------------------------------- MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15 11:09:23 2001 Locked files: Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name -------------------------------------------------- 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Fri Mar 16 10:52:00 2001 So, yes, it seems you've nailed this one. Changing an mp3 file to a txt file causes it to no longer get locked, thus allowing operation on that file (in particular, I am able to rename/move that file). I am, however, still unable to rename/move mp3 files; why you seem to be able to do so is mysterious. I would tend to agree with you that this stems from win2k giving the option to play those files. It would seem then that the answer would be to prevent windows from 'queueing-up' audio files. You wouldn't happen to know how to accomplish that would you? :) Thanks and all further input is greatly appreciated.> Don't know WHY this is happening, but it appears to have to do with themp3> file type; I can duplicate this if I create a simple .txt file, and rename > it > to something.mp3; when it's a .txt file, right clicking does NOT lock it, > but as soon as I rename it to .mp3, then I get the behavior you describe. > I suspect this is because of the additional options you see that Microsoft > is presenting because its an mp3 file (like 'play', etc.). > However, I AM able to rename it without any problem; try something for me; > go into that same directory where the .mp3 file is, and create a .txtfile;> now check you unix permissions - is the ownership and group andpermissions> what you expect? I am wondering if your unix umask may be interferingwith> the way the files are getting created/moved. you might need FORCE create > mode > instead of just create mode... > Hope this helps, > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu] > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:00 PM > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: file locking > > i have having the most annoying file locking problems given the following > setup: > > server: IRIX 6.5.11 + samba-2.0.7 irix binary (from samba website) > client: win2k > > when on the client, simply right-clicking on the file causes samba to lock > it, thus making it impossible to rename/move that file. all filepermissions> seem correct. > > reset directory/file permissions to be sure this is accurate: > > find /export/fs2/mp3 -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \; > find /export/fs2/mp3 -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \; > > database 22# pwd > /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2 > database 23# ls -ald . > drwxrwsr-x 5 service noc 4096 Mar 12 13:25 . > database 24# ls -ald U2-Summer.Rain.mp3 > -rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 5962315 Oct 13 09:02 U2-Summer.Rain.mp3 > > looks great so start up samba: > > database 25# /etc/init.d/samba start > > see what smbstatus has to say: > > database 26# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus > > Samba version 2.0.7 > Service uid gid pid machine > ---------------------------------------------- > > No locked files > > go over to win2k and right click on a file and check smbstatus again: > > database 27# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus > > Samba version 2.0.7 > Service uid gid pid machine > ---------------------------------------------- > MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15 > 11:09:23 2001 > > Locked files: > Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name > -------------------------------------------------- > 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH > /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Thu Mar 15 11:09:31 2001 > > so just for kicks see if we can rename that file in win2k: > > "cannot rename U2-Always: access is denied. make sure that > the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file > is not currently in use" > > i've been staring at this for days and have no idea as to > what the hell is going on. any suggestions are greatly appreciated. > here's my smb.conf stuff: > [MP3] > comment = MP3 > path = /export/fs2/mp3 > guest ok = no > browseable = no > writable = yes > write list = @noc > create mask = 0664 > directory mask = 2775 > force user = service > force group = noc >-- ------------------------------------ Robin P. Blanchard IT Program Specialist Georgia Center for Continuing Ed. fon: 706.542.2404 fax: 706.542.6546 email: Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu ------------------------------------
Ok Robin,
Well, Robin, I'm using CIFS/9000 SERVER (SAMBA 2.0.7) on HP-UX 11.0, and
it works for me with your same global and share parameters, with the
exception
of kernel oplocks = yes, because HP-UX doesn't support oplocks in the
kernel.
HOWEVER, I ran a test on Debian/GNU Linux with Samba2.0.7 that comes off of
their
distribution, and I DO get the same problem. Looking at the log files, what
appears to
be happening is that at the point that the rename is supposed to occur, it
checks to
see if there are any dos share mode locks on the file, and discover that
indeed there are,
and the rename fails. What happens on my system is as a part of the file
being closed, the specific share mode entry for that file is deleted, and
then (since the share mode entry count for that file is 0), the share mode
for that file is deleted. So when I go to rename it, it works.
On the Debian system I am seeing the specific share mode entry deleted, but
the share mode for the file is NOT, and when the rename happens, it fails
because of this; check_file_sharing() is called, and recognizes that there
is still a share mode entry for the file that denies it. At this point the
question really is why is there still a share mode entry for the file?
Looking at the smb sequence, on MY system, every SMBntcreate is paired with
an SMBclose (it works there). On the Debian system, right before the
failure, there are TWO SMBntcreate calls, without an SMBclose between them;
since the share_mode deletion is handled as a part of the SMBclose code, I
suspect this is the issue. SOMETHING returned in one of the SMB replys
between the two SMBntcreate&X calls made the client decide that it did not
explicitly need to close the file; there are a number of smbtransact
requests, including some findfirst's that may be the culprit.
I apologize, but I don't have any more time to look at this right now...
Does any of this ring a bell with anyone else on the list?????
Sorry,
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:22 PM
To: MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)
Cc: samba@us5.samba.org
Subject: Re: file locking
Don -
Thanks for taking the time to hopefully crack this one...
server environment:
SGI Origin 2000 running IRIS 6.5.11m
Samba-2.0.7 (samba-team binary, as the 'official' SGI
release didn't support kernel oplocks)
client environment:
win2k sp1
now to reset appropriate file permissions to a known,
base standard:
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
find /export/fs2/mp3 -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \;
ok...here's my smb.conf. you can see the few comment
lines of things i've been tinkering with.
[global]
comment = SGI Origin 2000
workgroup = GACTR
netbios name = NOC
security = server
password server = 10.10.10.11
locking = Yes
lock directory = /usr/samba/var/locks
share modes = Yes
encrypt passwords = Yes
null passwords = Yes
username map = /usr/samba/lib/smbusers
os level = 0
preferred master = No
domain master = No
local master = No
wins support = No
wins server = 10.10.10.11
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = yes
;fstype = NTFS
fstype = Samba
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
kernel oplocks = yes
[MP3]
comment = MP3
path = /export/fs2/mp3
guest ok = no
browseable = no
writable = yes
write list = @noc
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 2775
force user = service
force group = noc
;locking = no
;strict locking = yes
;inherit permissions = yes
> "MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)" wrote:
>
> Hi Robin,
> you can go into the 'tools/folder options/file types' and remove
the link
> beteen
> the .mp3 filetype and the program that windows will launch to play it, but
I> don't
> think you really want to do that - this problem is going to come up with
> other file
> types as well, like .wav files. Really need to understand WHY you are not
> being able
> to rename a file for which YOU have the lock in the first place. For that
> we need to
> understand your environment better. What os are you running samba on top
> of; what version
> of samba are you running. Also, do an ll -d on each directory from the
root> down to the directory the .mp3 files are in so we can verify execute
access> all the way down the tree.
> Finally if you could post (sans comments) your entire smb.conf file, maybe
> there is a
> parameter there that is causing this behavior. If you do this, perhaps I
> can reproduce a little portion of your environment here, and see if I can
> duplicate the behavior.
> Hope this helps,
> Don
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:53 AM
> To: MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)
> Cc: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: file locking
>
> Hey Don -
>
> Thanks for the reply...
> Here goes with my attempt at recreating your test:
>
> on win2k client:
> create z:\Pop\U2\test.txt
>
> on samba-server:
> database 1# ls -ald /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/test.txt
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 4 Mar 16 10:41
> /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/test.txt
>
> file permissions are correct.
>
> now, test the locking problem:
> right-click on test.txt on win2k, then check smbstatus:
>
> database 3# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
>
> Samba version 2.0.7
> Service uid gid pid machine
> ----------------------------------------------
> MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15
> 11:09:23 2001
>
> No locked files
>
> so, seems you're right. one more test:
>
> database 6# cp -a U2-Always.mp3 U2-Always.txt
>
> right-click on each, and check smbstatus:
>
> (U2-Always.mp3)
> Samba version 2.0.7
> Service uid gid pid machine
> ----------------------------------------------
> MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15
> 11:09:23 2001
>
> Locked files:
> Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name
> --------------------------------------------------
> 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH
> /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Fri Mar 16 10:52:00 2001
>
> annoying as suspected.
>
> (U2-Always.txt)
> Samba version 2.0.7
> Service uid gid pid machine
> ----------------------------------------------
> MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu Mar 15
> 11:09:23 2001
>
> Locked files:
> Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name
> --------------------------------------------------
> 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH
> /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Fri Mar 16 10:52:00 2001
>
> So, yes, it seems you've nailed this one. Changing an mp3 file to a txt
file> causes it to no longer get locked, thus allowing operation on that file
(in> particular, I am able to rename/move that file).
> I am, however, still unable to rename/move mp3 files; why you seem to
> be able to do so is mysterious.
> I would tend to agree with you that this stems from win2k giving the
option> to play those files. It would seem then that the answer would be to
prevent> windows from 'queueing-up' audio files. You wouldn't happen to
know how
> to accomplish that would you? :)
>
> Thanks and all further input is greatly appreciated.
>
> > Don't know WHY this is happening, but it appears to have to do
with the
> mp3
> > file type; I can duplicate this if I create a simple .txt file, and
rename> > it
> > to something.mp3; when it's a .txt file, right clicking does NOT
lock
it,> > but as soon as I rename it to .mp3, then I get the behavior you
describe.> > I suspect this is because of the additional options you see that
Microsoft> > is presenting because its an mp3 file (like 'play', etc.).
> > However, I AM able to rename it without any problem; try something for
me;> > go into that same directory where the .mp3 file is, and create a .txt
> file;
> > now check you unix permissions - is the ownership and group and
> permissions
> > what you expect? I am wondering if your unix umask may be interfering
> with
> > the way the files are getting created/moved. you might need FORCE
create> > mode
> > instead of just create mode...
> > Hope this helps,
> > Don
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Robin P. Blanchard [mailto:Robin_Blanchard@gactr.uga.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 12:00 PM
> > To: samba@lists.samba.org
> > Subject: file locking
> >
> > i have having the most annoying file locking problems given the
following> > setup:
> >
> > server: IRIX 6.5.11 + samba-2.0.7 irix binary (from samba website)
> > client: win2k
> >
> > when on the client, simply right-clicking on the file causes samba to
lock> > it, thus making it impossible to rename/move that file. all file
> permissions
> > seem correct.
> >
> > reset directory/file permissions to be sure this is accurate:
> >
> > find /export/fs2/mp3 -type f -exec chmod 664 {} \;
> > find /export/fs2/mp3 -type d -exec chmod 2775 {} \;
> >
> > database 22# pwd
> > /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2
> > database 23# ls -ald .
> > drwxrwsr-x 5 service noc 4096 Mar 12 13:25 .
> > database 24# ls -ald U2-Summer.Rain.mp3
> > -rw-rw-r-- 1 service noc 5962315 Oct 13 09:02
U2-Summer.Rain.mp3> >
> > looks great so start up samba:
> >
> > database 25# /etc/init.d/samba start
> >
> > see what smbstatus has to say:
> >
> > database 26# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
> >
> > Samba version 2.0.7
> > Service uid gid pid machine
> > ----------------------------------------------
> >
> > No locked files
> >
> > go over to win2k and right click on a file and check smbstatus again:
> >
> > database 27# /usr/samba/bin/smbstatus
> >
> > Samba version 2.0.7
> > Service uid gid pid machine
> > ----------------------------------------------
> > MP3 service noc 31988 robin (10.10.100.126) Thu
Mar
15> > 11:09:23 2001
> >
> > Locked files:
> > Pid DenyMode R/W Oplock Name
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > 31988 DENY_WRITE RDONLY EXCLUSIVE+BATCH
> > /export/fs2/mp3/Pop/U2/U2-Always.mp3 Thu Mar 15 11:09:31 2001
> >
> > so just for kicks see if we can rename that file in win2k:
> >
> > "cannot rename U2-Always: access is denied. make sure that
> > the disk is not full or write-protected and that the file
> > is not currently in use"
> >
> > i've been staring at this for days and have no idea as to
> > what the hell is going on. any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
> > here's my smb.conf stuff:
> > [MP3]
> > comment = MP3
> > path = /export/fs2/mp3
> > guest ok = no
> > browseable = no
> > writable = yes
> > write list = @noc
> > create mask = 0664
> > directory mask = 2775
> > force user = service
> > force group = noc
> >
>
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Hello, I am using a Linux 2.4 based Samba server running version 2.2. It is configured as the domain controller, serving a variety of 98, NT and 2K clients. My problem is that when one person is accessing a file on the server, even read only, other people can't access that file. Specifically a Quick Books accounts file. Can anyone help? thanks, James
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Hi, I'm running smbd 2.2.8. I'm a little green when it comes to file locking with samba. I have two users that access a single data file on a FreeBSD box. It's a moneydance data file and obviously it gets messed-up if two users are writing to it at the same time. Is there a way with samba to stop a second instance of the file from being opened, something like a "File In Use" message for a user if the file is already in use? Thanks, Robert robert@pacificscreening.com
On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Robert McIntosh wrote:> Hi, > > I'm running smbd 2.2.8. I'm a little green when it comes to file locking > with samba.Are you from Mars by any chance? Isn't that where green people come from? Oh, I forgot, you could be Irish also.> I have two users that access a single data file on a FreeBSD box. It's a > moneydance data file and obviously it gets messed-up if two users are > writing to it at the same time. Is there a way with samba to stop a second > instance of the file from being opened, something like a "File In Use" > message for a user if the file is already in use?Suggest you read the HOWTO. It has a chapter on file and record locking. You never know, it might help to educate little green people. http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf - John T. -- John H Terpstra Email: jht@samba.org