[Samba] missing parameter "share modes = no" in samba 2.2.2 (and 2.2.3 ?)

[Jeremy Allison]

On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 11:55:29PM +0100, Aribert Biel wrote:
> Hello
> 
> I´ve scanned the mail-archives for 1 hour now and the documentation
> before but could´nt find the solution for my problem!
> 
> PLEASE (in case of any answers, please - again) )CC: to my mail adress,
> because I haven´t subscribed to the mailing-list.
> 
> In samba 2.0.7 I could set the share-parameter "share modes = no".
> 
> This allowed multiple users to access shared files of some
> "miss-behaving" applications which open these files for the first user
> in DOS share mode "Deny ALL" (ak. non "net useable" applications) with
> the consequence, that no second user can use these applications!
> 
> In samba 2.2.2 this no longer works (I found in "WHATSNEW.TXT" that the
> parameter is removed!)

Due to user requests this was added back into 2.2.3 and above.

Setting it is a very bad idea on read/write shares as it
*will* allow applications to corrupt files.

Jeremy.