Hello all,
My network users are receiving an error when they try to save changes to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp machines. It only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba domain. This server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2 with MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of samba? Is
this a samba issue?
If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.
Thanks all
Dominic Iadicicco
South Country Library
Bellport NY

Dominic Iadicicco wrote:
Hello all,

My network users are receiving an error when they try to save changes
to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last
saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or
changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this
error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to
generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp machines. It
only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba domain. This
server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2 with MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of
samba? Is
this a samba issue?

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly
appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.

Try this KB article from MS & see if it fits.

Worked for me a while back. Has to do with network and filesystem
latency issues with excel timestamp checking.

Regards, Doug

Hello,

I gave that a try an no success. Maybe the permissions that are already on
the files are causing problems too.
I ll check it out some more and if I come up with anything I will post back

Anyway thanks for the info.

Dom

8/22/06, Daniel Martin <dmartin (AT) getnet-tecnologia (DOT) com.brwrote:

Hello, Ive had the same problem try using force security mode = 0660
(of course you can change the 0660 as you need)

It worked for me !
>
>
>
Dominic Iadicicco wrote:
Hello all,

My network users are receiving an error when they try to save changes
to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last
saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or
changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with
excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this
error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to
generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp machines. It
only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba domain. This
server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2 with
MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of
samba? Is
this a samba issue?

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly
appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.
--
Thanks all
--
Dominic Iadicicco
South Country Library
Bellport NY
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Atenciosamente,
>
>
>
>
Daniel Felipe Martin
GetNet - Tecnologia em Captura e Processamento de T
Infra-estrutura
Fone: +55 (51) 3598-9800 Fax: +55 (51) 3598-9801 Ramal 2301

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, I have more info on this problem. my version of this problem
anyway. It's a weird Problem.

>From what I see. The owner of group doesn't get this error when they are
saving files to this share. The other users are in the group, they are
using the group as their primary group but when they save it pop up with
the "the file xls has been saved" Now after they
choose to over write the changes and if they keep the file open they can
continue to make saves without the popup error. they close the file
and reopen it and try to save, They get the error again. After a change is
made no matter who makes the change the group owner never receives this
error.

This is really puzzling

8/23/06, Dominic Iadicicco <diadicic (AT) gmail (DOT) comwrote:

Hello,

I gave that a try an no success. Maybe the permissions that are
already on the files are causing problems too.
I ll check it out some more and if I come up with anything I will post
back.

Anyway thanks for the info.

Dom
>
>
>
8/22/06, Daniel Martin <dmartin (AT) getnet-tecnologia (DOT) com.brwrote:

Hello, Ive had the same problem try using force security mode = 0660
(of course you can change the 0660 as you need)

It worked for me !
>
>
>
Dominic Iadicicco wrote:
Hello all,

My network users are receiving an error when they try to save changes
to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last
saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or
changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with
excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this
error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to
generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp machines. It

only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba domain. This
server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2 with
MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of
samba? Is
this a samba issue?

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly
appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.
--
Thanks all
--
Dominic Iadicicco
South Country Library
Bellport NY
--

Well,

I have setup the walkaround. I disabled oplocks on the share were the excel
files are and the problem is gone.
I am running a newer version of samba on a CS 3.5 machine and it does
not have this problem. I will be upgrading this rh9 server very soon.

Thanks to those who tried to help me.

Dom

8/23/06, Dominic Iadicicco <diadicic (AT) gmail (DOT) comwrote:

, I have more info on this problem. my version of this problem
anyway. It's a weird Problem.

From what I see. The owner of group doesn't get this error when they are
saving files to this share. The other users are in the group, they are
using the group as their primary group but when they save it pop up with
the "the file xls has been saved" Now after they
choose to over write the changes and if they keep the file open they can
continue to make saves without the popup error. they close the file
and reopen it and try to save, They get the error again. After a change is
made no matter who makes the change the group owner never receives this
error.

This is really puzzling
>
>
>
>
8/23/06, Dominic Iadicicco <diadicic (AT) gmail (DOT) comwrote:

Hello,

I gave that a try an no success. Maybe the permissions that are
already on the files are causing problems too.
I ll check it out some more and if I come up with anything I will post
back.

Anyway thanks for the info.

Dom
>
>
>
8/22/06, Daniel Martin <dmartin (AT) getnet-tecnologia (DOT) com.br wrote:

Hello, Ive had the same problem try using force security mode =
0660
(of course you can change the 0660 as you need)

It worked for me !
>
>
>
Dominic Iadicicco wrote:
Hello all,

My network users are receiving an error when they try to save
changes
to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last
saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or
changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with
excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this
error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to
generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp
machines. It
only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba
domain. This
server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2
with MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of
samba? Is
this a samba issue?

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly
appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.
--
Thanks all
--
Dominic Iadicicco
South Country Library
Bellport NY
--

Hello, Ive had the same problem try using force security mode = 0660
(of course you can change the 0660 as you need)

It worked for me !

Dominic Iadicicco wrote:
Hello all,

My network users are receiving an error when they try to save changes
to an
execl file that is stored in a samba share. The error is "The file
filename.xls may have been changed by another user since you last
saved it.
In that case, what do you want to do? save a copy or
changes. Now
they can all read and write to this share and it only happens with excel
files so far. Word docs and others saves do not generate this
error. Now
Microsoft claims this is a feature but I have not been able to
generate it
with a peer to peer share I have setup between two winxp machines. It
only
happens when they try to save to any share on the samba domain. This
server
is running RH9 with samba 2.2.7a. The clients are winXP Pro Srv2 with MS
office/Excel 2002. Is this a known issue with this old version of
samba? Is
this a samba issue?

If anyone could point me in the right direction I would greatly
appreciate
it.
Also if you need any more info on the setup please let me know.
--
Thanks all
--
Dominic Iadicicco
South Country Library
Bellport NY