File lock not working on shared files

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Krillian
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File lock not working on shared files

Post by Krillian » 2021/08/18 13:12:54

Hi,

Have the following problem that I am trying to solve, any help would be very much appreciated.

Have a Linux machine with an SMB file server sharing standard office documents. Users connect to it via Windows machines. When they open a file on their Windows machine, the file on the server does NOT get locked. So if another user opens the same file on their machine, they will essentially be able to edit the file simultaneously. I need to stop them from doing that. The file should only be editable by one user at a time.

On a windows server this is not an issue, file is locked when it is opened and unlocked when it is closed.

How can I achieve the same result with a Linux server?

Thank you very much in advance!

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