Problem with visual C++ and samba

[Jeremy Allison]

John Harvey wrote:
> 
> We are having a problem with Microsoft visual C++ compiling source
> code maintained on a samba server. Occasionaly the compiler reports
> that it cant open the file vc50.pch. The samba server is running on a
> freebsd box. Taking a look at the log files it looks like when the
> operation fails the server is processing the command
> 
> open (vc50.pch for exclusive use
> write
> setattrE
> write
> open (vc50.pch          and this not unreasonably fails
> 
> on a succesfull compilation the commands are
> 
> open (vc50.pch for exclusive use
> write
> setattrE
> write
> close vc50.pch
> open (vc50.pch        which now works
> 
> Has anyone any ideas what may be causing this.?
> 

What version of Samba ? Is the client an NT box ?
(The NT redirector seems to have some nasty race
conditions within it - witness the really gross
oplock hack that had to be put into 1.9.18p3 to
get NT server to work.....).

Jeremy Allison.
Samba Team.


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