I am not sure what you expect from this and here is why. If you are expecting everyone to be able to update the files then only one person can do that at any one time. ( If they didn't then the last person to close the file would be the only one who's changes would take effect.)
As I am unfamiliar with myob and don't ( probably ) know anything about the accounting package I cannot help with any details. However network aware packages usually only put locks on data files not the application so is it that your packages are really stand-alone and not meant to be shared in the way you want? best wishes, norm Franki wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a little issue I was hoping someone here had some clues for me > with... > > I have setup samba on a clients network.. 2.2.2a and its working just fine.. > I created several publically accesable shares, with totally open > permissions.. > The idea was that since all users need access to these shares and the files > contained within.. > (they must have read and write access) > > I put a myob datafile in one share, and a professional accounting package > datafile in the other.. > > I have the same problem with both files.. > > the myob file is fine, but myob creates a lock file whenever it is > accessed.. and that lock file is being created with the owner and group of > the person who started myob first.. then all the other uses can't access > that lock file because of permissions and as such it will only allow one > user to access it at any time.. (since when myob is closed it removes the > lock file and a new one can be created for the new user. > > The accounting package has the same problem, only one user can use it at the > same time.. > > So my question is this... whats the easiest way to make the lock files > written totally world readable to all... and ditto with the account packages > datafile... > > Should I make a new group, and make that group the group of the shares, and > make all users that need access to it members of that group? > > or should I just make a shell script that runs every 5 seconds and makes all > the files chmod 777..... (which I don't want to do for obvious reasons..) > > can anyone give me any suggestions here??? > > thanks guys... > > rgds > > Frank > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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