File share

[BRElliott]

I've got a question which I can find no direct answer to on the web.

I'm sharing a series of .dbf files throughout our network for small
user querie; however, one problem I've always encountered is file
locking. The share is read-only, the file/parent folder is read-only
and yet Windows 95/98 clients locks the .dbf file up each time they
start to run queries (2k/xp clients do not cause a file lock). I've
tried putting these files on Windows 98 boxes .. I've tried using fat
16,32 and ntfs partitions under 2k/xp, it doesn't seem to matter.
What recently shocked me is that Linux runing Samba works exactly as
expected, no file locking occurs regardless of the os. However, I
would like to have this work on our production 2k Advanced Server box
vs. adding yet another box to the network.

Any thoughts on why file locking occurs under a Windows share and not a
Samba share?

I would greatly appreciate an answer to this mystery.

Brandon

 

[Phillip Windell]

Any thoughts on why file locking occurs under a Windows share and not a
Samba share?

It is that way with any file,..DB or otherwise. Two things (applications or
people) cannot both have the same file open at the same time,...or if they
do, only the first one gets read/write while the second, third, etc., only
gets read-only. It won't matter if it is Windows or Samba,...it is a
universal principle.

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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
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[BRElliott]

Thoughts anyone?

 

[Bob I]

Oops, you neglected to quote the original posting. Unless someone just
happens to see the original, you are out of luck.