MS Access/Locking/Simultaneous file use ???

[Andrew Clark]

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I have a MS Access database stored on a Samba Server (1.9.18p8).  I have the
problem that two people cannot simultaneously access the file from Access
(on their NT4.0 SP3 Workstations) - Access complains that the file is being
used by someone else (which is true), but Access has the option of allowing
multiple people to access a database simultaneously (I believe).  When I 
store the file on an NT (4.0) workstation and share it the problem goes away.

I would like to know how to make Samba behave the same as the NT share.

Currently I have the following settings for the share (in smb.conf)

[access]
   comment = Shared Access DB
   path = /home/access
   valid users = @access
   locking = no
   oplocks = false
   strict locking = no
   writable = yes
   printable = no

I have played around a little with the locking parameters - locking, oplocks
and strict locking to no avail.

Any help would be very much appreciated - please CC any replies directly to
me as I am not on the samba list.

Andrew.

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