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> -----Original Message----- > From: Shafeeq Sinnamohideen [mailto:shafeeq_at_cs.cmu.edu] > > Apparently Cyrus depends on file locking to prevent such > disasters from > happening. AFS and Coda do not provide this - they both use session > semantics (update on close) which somewhat reduces the usefulness of > file locking, and the number of programs that need it are are small > compared to the number that will benefit from the better caching > session semantics allow. Not to mention the trouble > disconnection would > cause. The downside is that programs that need locking > (mostly databases > or similar) will have to do it outside of the file system. > > So, unfortunately, your setup probably won't work. The Cyrus team > was looking at replication, but I don't know what exacly > they're planning. > Rats! Thanks for help, I try to something else. > Good luck > Shafeeq > Mark. -- Mark Peglow, Network Administrator E-Mail: mark.peglow_at_cumulusmedia.com Mail: Cumulus Media 111 E. Kilbourn Ave suite 2700, Milwaukee, WI 53202Received on 2000-01-12 15:51:51