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File Locking Not Working On PCNFS Network
DocumentID: 635952
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 3:04:02 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Symptoms: The customer is running on a PCNFS network and is having a problem with file locking. When two users retrieve the same file, both of them can edit and save the file. Neither user is getting the square brackets ([]) around the filename on the status line. This occurs in WordPerfect 5.0 and WP 5.1. Solutions: The customer added the /MS switch to the end of each NET USE line and added SHARE.EXE to the DRIVES.BAT file. The users no longer have the problem.

In order to use PCNFS File Locking Services, lock daemon software must be installed on the server. File Locking Services can be invoked by using either the PCNFS NET USE command or the NFSCONF program. With NET USE, the file system should be mounted with /MUSTSHARE or /MS. Mounting with this option means that lock requests are passed to the Lock Manager on the server for verification, and that file OPEN and CREATE requests are subject to file sharing. The default, without the /MUSTSHARE option, is unrestricted access to all open files. If NET USE is used to display the network drives, a /MS will appear after the drive letter of any file system mounted in sharing mode.

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