Re: [Evolution] Evolution and NFS

["Ben 'The Con Man' Kahn" <xkahn conman zoned net>]

        A few years ago, I tested a whole bunch of NFS configurations.
Basically, I was never able (don't flame me!) to get BSD NFS to work with
locking.  Ever.  I can send anyone who wants them, the testing program I
used...

On 28 Dec 2000, Mark Dailey wrote:

> I have discovered this fact independetly.
>
>
> Email       Evolution       NFS          Status of NFS
> Reader      Version         Server       mounting /home
> ==========  ==============  ===========  ================
> Redhat 7.0  0.6             Redhat 6.1   Worked
> Redhat 7.0  0.8             Redhat 6.1   Broken
> RedHat 7.0  0.8             ObenBSD 2.8  Really Broken
> Redhat 7.0  0.8             Redhat 7.0   Worked
>
> On 28 Dec 2000 09:01:39 +0100, christophe barbe wrote:
> > I think it's more a problem with the nfs server. At work perhaps the home directories server is powered 
> > by Solaris ...
> > There's is two differents approaches to lock a file : fcntl and flock. The first one should be supported 
> > by nfs under linux and the second one is not.
> >
> > Christophe
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 27 Dec 2000 20:14:21 Brandon Young wrote:
> > > On my previous post regarding fcntl(2) errors when trying to do anything
> > > with Evolution 0.8, everyone seems to agree that the issue is that my
> > > user directory is mounted via NFS.  Here's the deal, though ... at work
> > > I also mount my home directory via NFS - I don't get the same problems,
> > > everyhting works just fine.  The differences between my home setup and
> > > my work setup are: at home I use Debian, at work I use RedHat (6.2).
> > > Also, at work, in addition to my home directory being an NFS mount,
> > > /var/spool/mail/user_name is an NFS mount - BUT, the mail directory is
> > > an NFS mount on a different machine than that which is mounted as a
> > > user's home directory.  So, is the NFS issue distribution specific?
> > > Others have said they don't have this issue in <insert distribution
> > > name>, but they have experienced it in Debian.  Do I need to change the
> > > permissions on something?
> > >
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> > > RM 214 Nichols Hall
> > > bkyoung ittc ukans edu
> > > 785-864-7756
> > >
> > >
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> >
> > Christophe Barbé
> > Software Engineer
> > Lineo High Availability Group
> > 42-46, rue Médéric
> > 92110 Clichy - France
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                                                -Ben

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