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Not sure if you would have noticed that if the document, excel or any other editable document is opened by one person and when other person opens it then it would be prompted that the document is been locked by person1. And the document for the person2 would be opened in read-only mode.<br />
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If this works perfectly them there would be no conflicts.<br />
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Sudeep
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Not sure if you would have noticed that if the document, excel or any other editable document is opened by one person and when other person opens it then it would be prompted that the document is been locked by person1. And the document for the person2 would be opened in read-only mode.

If this works perfectly them there would be no conflicts.

Sudeep

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There is no Distributed File Lock system in DFS
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There is no Distributed File Lock system in DFS

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Hi all,<br />
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I am implementing DFS servers in 2 of our main branches and we will get rid of the various file servers we have and move everything on the 2 DFS servers. My confusion is that if a file 123.doc is opened at both locations at the same time, the last saved information will be recorded in the file when the file is closed no matter from which site it is. If I make one site Read Only, then even if the file in Site A is closed, the file in Site B is still Read Only. <br />
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So, is there any way, I can enable editing in both sites in DFS but a file can only be edited by one user at a time ? We have TBs of data being shared so this will be a nightmare if we start having conflicts. <br />
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Thanks
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Hi all,

I am implementing DFS servers in 2 of our main branches and we will get rid of the various file servers we have and move everything on the 2 DFS servers. My confusion is that if a file 123.doc is opened at both locations at the same time, the last saved information will be recorded in the file when the file is closed no matter from which site it is. If I make one site Read Only, then even if the file in Site A is closed, the file in Site B is still Read Only. 

So, is there any way, I can enable editing in both sites in DFS but a file can only be edited by one user at a time ? We have TBs of data being shared so this will be a nightmare if we start having conflicts. 

Thanks

DFS server confusion

Distributed File System (DFS)

File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books. Common methods of storage, transmission and dispersion include manual sharing utilizing removable media, centralized servers on computer networks, World Wide Web-based hyperlinked documents, distributed peer-to-peer networking (P2P) and cloud-based file syncing.

File Sharing Software

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