[Samba] Win98 Network File Caching?
Hi Guys, This is a strange one. We use Samba on a SCO UNIX Box that shares various files out. If you are on a Win98 system and copy a text document over to the local disk on win98 and then modify the file on a single line from the SCO system and then re-copy that file again to the 98 box it doesn't recognise any difference. It doesn't appear to occur with XP and Linux systems mounting the Samba shares at all. So I am assuming this is a problem with Win98? Can anyone please share some light on this subject, I have done lots and lots of searching with no luck on how to overcome this issue. I have tried various things like disable caching on Windows etc etc etc. Nothing helps :-( Thanks -- Regards, David Rea IT Support Ultra Trace Pty Ltd Ph: (08) 9456 0404 Fax: (08) 9456 0403 Web: http://www.ultratrace.com.au -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] Win98 Network File Caching?
On Wed, Jun 09, 2004 at 09:33:30AM +0800, David Rea wrote: Hi Guys, This is a strange one. We use Samba on a SCO UNIX Box that shares various files out. If you are on a Win98 system and copy a text document over to the local disk on win98 and then modify the file on a single line from the SCO system and then re-copy that file again to the 98 box it doesn't recognise any difference. It doesn't appear to occur with XP and Linux systems mounting the Samba shares at all. So I am assuming this is a problem with Win98? Can anyone please share some light on this subject, I have done lots and lots of searching with no luck on how to overcome this issue. I have tried various things like disable caching on Windows etc etc etc. Nothing helps :-( This is almost certainly due to oplocks on the client. To prevent this either turn off oplocks on the Samba server (oplocks = no on the share definition) or use Linux, which has a kernel that natively supports oplocks. Hmmm. As you're on a SCO system I'd definitely suggest the latter. Using a system whose author shows a predilection for suing their own customers isn't a good idea... Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
RE: [Samba] Win98 Network File Caching?
Hi Jeremy, Thanks very much. I will give that a shot little later today. I am assuming that it doesn't affect any other OS client side except for 95 98 Strange. Cheers Regards, Dave This is almost certainly due to oplocks on the client. To prevent this either turn off oplocks on the Samba server (oplocks = no on the share definition) or use Linux, which has a kernel that natively supports oplocks. Hmmm. As you're on a SCO system I'd definitely suggest the latter. Using a system whose author shows a predilection for suing their own customers isn't a good idea... Jeremy. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
