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From: geoff@hinode.East.Sun.COM (Geoff Arnold @ Sun BOS - R.H. coast near the top)
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Subject: Re: Record locking problems with PC-NFS
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Date: 5 Apr 90 20:11:25 GMT
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Toshi Kawanishi (in <1990Apr3.174610.10873@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>)
asked several questions about Btrieve, Clipper, PC-NFS 3.0 and SunOS
4.0.3. Since these questions come up with some regularity, I'm taking
the liberty of posting part of what Steve McCarthy mailed back to
Toshi.

> The rpc.lockd that is shipped with Sun OS 4.0.3
> does not support DOS file locking/sharing [correctly]. You must install
> the lockd which is found on the PC-NFS 3.0.1 server diskette.
> 
> Also, you must use PC-NFS 3.0.1 (shipping since July 1989)
> when using Clipper locking calls. Version 3.0 did not 
> detect a return error during a failed lock request.

Geoff Arnold, PC-NFS architect, Sun Microsystems. (geoff@East.Sun.COM)
<<<<<< PC-NFS (*not* PC/NFS)is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems >>>>>>
  (For those who asked, yes that *is* my Hyundai with the "PC-NFS"
     Mass. license plates that you've seen on Rt.128 and I95.)