[Samba] Backup files from Windows application

[Joerg Thuemmler]

Lukas Hejtmanek schrieb:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm using sama 3.0.24 on linux machine that serves a share for a windows client. 
> 
> When editing a file on samba, using MS Word I can see there are severals
> (probably) backup files. ls looks like this:
>  Dotaznik1.doc
>  ~$taznik1.doc
>  ~WRD0000.tmp
>  ~WRD0001.tmp
>  ~WRD0002.tmp
>  ~WRD0003.tmp
>  ~WRD0004.tmp
> 
> These files do not disappear after I quit the Word.
> 
> This does not happen if I edit the files locally, the backup files are created but
> deleted after application quits. 
> 
> Is it something samba related?
> 
> the share looks like:
> 
> [uvt]
>     comment = UVT For testing
>     browseable = yes
>     writable = yes
>     path = /mnt/export2/smb/UVT
>     guest ok = no
>     create mask = 0644
>     directory mask = 0755
>     public = yes
>     valid users = some users
> 
Hi,

these are indeed temporary word files. I think it's a locking issue
although I'm not familiar to this. But as a quick & dirty workaround you
can delete them safely if you're sure the edited files are closed, maybe
in a cron process when the users are logged out and smb is down.

I'm sure there's a lot of samba locking discussion in the web.

cu jth