Hi Thomas, Mandatory enforcement is the defined behavior for byte-range locks on Windows. Since you are testing on Windows, you are seeing the Windows behavior. The same lock would be interpreted as advisory on a Unix client.
Matt ----- "Thomas Smith" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > Is it possible to open files read-only when another process has a > write-lock? I found the following information regarding 1.5.20. > > http://dl.openafs.org/dl/openafs/1.5.20/winxp/relnotes.htm > > Many applications on Windows (e.g. Microsoft Office) require > the use of byte range locks > applied to a file either to protect against simultaneous file > access or as a signaling mechanism. > > ~ Tom > _______________________________________________ > OpenAFS-info mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info -- Matt Benjamin The Linux Box 206 South Fifth Ave. Suite 150 Ann Arbor, MI 48104 http://linuxbox.com tel. 734-761-4689 fax. 734-769-8938 cel. 734-216-5309 _______________________________________________ OpenAFS-info mailing list [email protected] https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
