Yes, newer kernels indeed try to support lockd/statd. In order to use
it, you also need my linux-nfs-*.tar.gz stuff, which includes Jeff
Uphoff's rpc.statd. You can get the file from ftp.mathematik.th-darmstadt.de
in /pub/linux/okir.
Note to glibc2 users: a new version of the user-land nfs stuff is in the
works which will hopefully also compile with glibc.
> Winword and similar programs all refuse to open files on NFS filesystems unde
> r 2.1.43, complaining that SHARE.EXE isn't loaded! Is there a solution other
> than copying everything to a local drive or using an older kernel?
Using the mount binary from above-mentioned distribution, you can also
turn off NFS locks again by using -o nolock.
I'd be interested to hear both success and failure stories wrt to NFS
file locking. The current implementation is barely tested against
implementations other than my own.
Cheers
Olaf
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