What matters for me the most actually is how sqlite will behave in a 
non-concurrent scenario in case NFS fails (the NFS mount is suddenly 
unavailable for example). Can I still assume that the ACID properties are 
maintained?

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> Hello,
>> I'm considering using sqlite in a system where the database might be
>> accessed concurrently from several machines over NFS. I'm aware of 
>> locking issues & NFS but I have a couple of questions:
>> 
>> - Could an NFS-level failure cause data inconsistency, or can 
>> sqlite handle such errors?
> 
> If NFS locks do not work correctly, you can get massive
> data corruption.  Easily.
> 
>> - I'm using Linux 2.4/2.6 machines. Anyone knows if their NFS 
>> implementation suffers from any locking issues?
>> 
> 
> I occasionally use a Linux 2.6 system with NFS and the NFS locking
> on it does not work right.  But I do not think that is a function
> of the kernel so much as it is the NFS setup on that particular
> network.
> --
> D. Richard Hipp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 






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