From: Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
Subject: Re: NFS server share saving question
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:34:18 -0400
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Cc: "'jack alex'" <emailssent@yahoo.com>, nfs@lists.sourceforge.net
To: "Roger Heflin" <rheflin@atipa.com>
In-Reply-To: Message from "Roger Heflin" <rheflin@atipa.com>
   of "Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:17:34 CDT." <EXCHG2003E6faZWZaen00000693@EXCHG2003.microtech-ks.com>
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>>>>> "Roger" == Roger Heflin <rheflin@atipa.com> writes:
    Roger> Whoever the server thinks saved it last wins.
 
    Roger> And that can depend on various nfs settings, buffer cache
    Roger> timing, and such, so that dual saves cannot be counted on to
    Roger> act a certain way.

  It also depends upon upon what you mean by "editing"

  Normally file system think of that as meaning, seek to some offset and
call write(2).
  But editors often make backup copies, etc. and do other stuff, so the
results can be even less predictable.

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