Locking between NT/Linux

[Jeremy Allison]

Michael Kunze wrote:

> So i tried Samba 2.2.0 with Linux 2.4 to get those fancy kernel oplocks.
> But this doesn't change anything -- i still can delete the file from
> Linux just using rm.

Yes, you need this. But oplocks have nothing to do with being
able to rm the file. That's a directory operation, not a file one.

> I even built a little Perl client which explicitely locks the file in
> question via 'flock' on the Linux side -- but I'm still able to write to
> that file with an Hex editor from my NT box, even if it is write locked
> from Perl/Linux.

Samba uses fcntl locks, not flock. Also you'll need
strict locking turned on if you want Samba to check on
every read/write.

Jeremy.

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