[SOLVED] how to release file lock in SAMBA 3.2.5 share (MS Word [filename] is locked for edit.

albertwt · 09-20-2010, 01:08 AM

Hi All,

I'm having problem with the Samba 3.2.5 file share which host my MS-Word Document the user (user1) already restart her PC but still she cannot open the file from MS Word

here's the file and it's status on the samba drive:

Code:

fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7# lsof | grep P1999-ces-rs04-issue2.7.doc
fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7# smbstatus

Samba version 3.2.5
PID     Username      Group         Machine
-------------------------------------------------------------------
2448      sysadmin        12212         __ffff_10.2.3.130 (::ffff:10.2.3.130)

Service      pid     machine       Connected at
-------------------------------------------------------
projects     2448   __ffff_10.2.3.130  Mon Sep 20 08:26:43 2010

No locked files

fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7# ls -lap
total 47256
drwxrwsr-x  2 user1 12258     4096 2010-09-20 15:00 ./
drwxrwsr-x 18 boss1 12258     4096 2010-07-01 12:41 ../
-rwxrw-r--  1 user1 12258 48327168 2010-09-13 17:35 P1999-ces-rs04-issue2.7.doc
fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7# lsof | grep P1999-ces-rs04-issue2.7.doc
fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7# uname -a
Linux fuso 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Sun Jun 21 04:57:38 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
fuso:/export/client1/projects/P1999-FSDC/ProjectMgmt/Requirements/CES Web/Issue 2.7#

any idea please in how to reset the Samba file locking mechanism ?

Thanks.

prayag_pjs · 09-20-2010, 01:38 AM

How is samba configured is it mounting the windows drive on linux ...

You try restarting the samba service...

You are using fedora or ubuntu or any other distribution...??

albertwt · 09-20-2010, 01:45 AM

thanks for your quick reply prayag,

this is SAMBA on Debian 5 32 bit OS, it is mounted as shared network drive on Windows XP

if i do restart the samba service then all of the other user in the company will be affected (that is why idon't go into that option).

prayag_pjs · 09-20-2010, 01:55 AM

Code:

sudo /etc/init.d/samba reload

or

sudo smbd reload

it will reload smb service without affecting connected users

prayag_pjs · 09-20-2010, 01:56 AM

http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/...n/locking.html

this link will be help full to you

albertwt · 11-04-2010, 08:21 AM

thanks man for the help in this problem.