Weirdness: MS Access Files on Samba NT Dom

[Todd Stiers]

Hi,

Yes, the newest SAMBA_2_0 branch fixed the problem.

Thank you very much,

-Todd

Jeremy Allison wrote:

> Todd Stiers wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > This is the latest update. I get MS Access to get this far (up from a
> > blank MS Access
> > Screen)
> >
> > The message:
> >
> > ! The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot open the file ". It is
> > already opened
> > exclusively by another user, or you need permission to view its data.
> >
>
> Are you using a 32 bit system (such as Linux) or
> versions of Solaris earlier than 2.7 ?
>
> If so then I have just added some code to Samba 2.0.4
> to get around this problem (which is actually an
> NT bug).
>
> The problem is that NT clients insist on sending 64 bit lock
> ranges to 32 bit systems, despite smbd on a 32 bit
> system correctly setting the "I don't support 64
> bit file access" bit in the negotiated capabilities.
>
> I have added a parameter "mangle locks" that tries
> to map these locks into valid POSIX 31-bit locks
> (all that a 32 bit system can support via the POSIX
> spec.) and am looking for someone who has anonymous CVS
> access (check out the SAMBA_2_0 branch) to test this.
>
> If you're on a 64 bit platform (IRIX, Solaris 2.7 etc.)
> then this isn't the problem.
>
> Cheers,
>
>         Jeremy Allison,
>         Samba Team.
>
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