> If Samba is corrupting the data files, then why wouldn't this be turned OFF by > default? I would think data corruption would be a major, MAJOR problem, and > reduce the usability of Samba. Is this really true?
Yep, it's true. There has been a lot of discussion on it. Check over the archives. I agree that oplocks should be turned off by default, but it causes a big performance hit. People that are just trying Samba or don't know much about it would probably just drop it instead of trying to get better performance. I guess the developers figure it is more important to have a lot of people using it than to protect data. Unfortunately, this problem has been around a long time, so I guess it is just not fixable. In Samba's defense, I have used programs that advised you to turn off oplocks even if using an NT(or 2000) server. It just seems to affect Samba more than NT. Trey Nolen <donning flame resistant suit now....> -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba