Weirdness: MS Access Files on Samba NT Dom

[Randy Chatfield]

Here's how my share is setup for using Access.  Im using Samba-2.0.0 as an
NT PDC.

[global]

   share modes = yes
   locking = yes

[mdb]
   comment = General System Database files etc.
   path = /path/to/files
   public = no
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no
   create mode = 765                                   


Randy Chatfield
Programmer Analyst
rchatfie at cemrc.org
505-234-5534

> 
> Randy Chatfield wrote:
> 
> > Have you tried setting mode on the directory that the Access mdb file
> > resides in to mode 1777 ?
> >
> 
> Hi, just tried this on your suggestion, I get the same results.
> 
> I went back to fake oplocks = yes in the sahre
> and now I get
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> Other MS Access DB's in the same directory produce the same result.
> 
> 
> This is a 2.1 prealpha Samba, and I am only having issue when opening
> the MS Access files from NT Workstation 4.0 SP3 systems - win95/98 it
> works fine.
> 
> Thanks
> -Todd
> 
> 
> > I would think that a lock could be created by Access with that mode.
> >
> > Randy Chatfield
> > Programmer Analyst
> > rchatfie at cemrc.org
> > 505-234-5534
> 
> 
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