Run QuickBooks on Linux server?

Bill Campbell linux-sxs
Mon May 17 12:00:26 PDT 2004


On Fri, Mar 05, 2004, James McDonald wrote:
>Bill Campbell wrote:
...
>>The locking problem is more difficult as the only way to fix that I've
>>found is to restart the samba server.  We're running ``oplocks = No'' and
>>``strict locking = Yes'' on the QB directory as was recommended on one of
>>these threads.  The locking problems may be caused by having five users, a
>>five user limit on QB, and the normal flakiness of Windows connections.
>>
>>Any suggestions on the locking issues?
>>
>>Would going to samba3 help?
>> 
>>
>On our windows servers we have had to turn opportunistic locking off to 
>stop similar problems.

We have ``oplocks = No'', and ``strict locking = Yes''.  What's
your strict locking setting?

Bill
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