[Samba] License Metering Software to work with SAMBA

[Thomas G. Tri, P.E.]

Dear List:
We have a 25+ node mixed networked of NT4SP5, Win2K, & WinXP. 
We are currently using Express Meter to control our software licensing
and capture data to analyze software license utilization to justify
additional licenses, etc. We are running SAMBA v 2.0.7 on a Sun Ultra 2
running Solaris 7. We have been unable to get the reporting functions to
work (the Express Meter log files get purged when the data merging /
reporting process is performed).  A SAMBA debug log shows the
following strange sequence of locks / unlocks. The applib.loc file is
opened with read=No, write=Yes and then followed by opening another
handle on the same file with read=Yes and write=No. This seems a little
strange to me and may not be the problem at all. Their tech support is
apparently not willing to invest any more time to investigate this
problem as it appears to function correctly when the files are stored on
an NT workstation. We are not willing to 
[2002/11/05 15:17:33, 2] smbd/open.c:(602)
  bburnett opened file em/fromtaurus/applib.loc read=No write=Yes
(numopen=3)
[2002/11/05 15:17:33, 2] smbd/open.c:(602)
  bburnett opened file em/fromtaurus/applib.lib read=Yes write=No
(numopen=4)
[2002/11/05 15:17:33, 2] smbd/open.c:(602)
  bburnett opened file em/fromtaurus/applib.loc read=Yes write=No
(numopen=5)
We would like to continue to use Express Meter because of the time
we have invested in setup and configuration.  However, the reporting
capability is a requirement for our firm.  Therefore, we are
considering switching to another software metering application. We are
currently reviewing the following:
Keyserver from Sassafras Software
Application Metering from Codework 
If anyone has a suggestion to correct / workaround the above file locking
sequence or has experience with these or other software metering
applications, I would greatly appreciate your comments (good &
bad).
Thanks,
Tom

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