Subject: Re: Netatalk + Samba together: too many problems...
From: David R Bosso (dbosso@ltsc.ucsb.edu)
Date: Mon Nov 13 2000 - 11:49:18 EST
--On Monday, November 13, 2000 5:28 PM +0100 Frank Jördens
<frank@joerdens.de> wrote:
>> > 3) "Lock" flag (from a Mac client point of view) and "Read
>> > only" flag (from
>> > a Win client point of view) are not synchronized.
>>
>> This is a problem with Samba. Samba maintains its own concept of file
>> locking, avoiding the native locking mechanisms for speed. I believe
>> the Samba team has plans to change this.
>
> What exactly is the problem with this?
In my testing I was able to open Word, Excel, and FileMaker files via a PC
over Samba, and Mac over Netatalk, and make changes simultaneously. This
resulted in some strange results depending on what client saved first/last,
and I was able to get the Filemaker file into some wierd states.
-David
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