MS Access/Locking/Simultaneous file use ???

[Juan Carlos Castro y Castro]

Try "create mask = 0775".

Juan

Andrew Clark wrote:

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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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