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+44-(0)1684-576343 - Purple Rage Software products protect and enhance Windows, Linux and MacOS systems in the UK and Europe.Solutions to provide file locking for Microsoft DFS

Microsoft's DFS provides a simple and easily implemented solution for co-locating files on multiple servers, permitting a more collaborative way of working. The problems come when more than one user wants to change the same file which is located at different locations. There is no locking mechanism to prevent one of them from doing this until the other has completed their work. The result, version conflict which someone then has to manually manage. Even in a small organisation, this can result in hundreds, if not thousands, of conflicted files.

PeerCollaboration Basic

The best and most complete way to eradicate version conflicts when utilising DFS is to employ a true file locking solution. Such a solution needs to provide as a minimum, real-time detection of file use coupled with immediate remote locking. Such as solution is Peerlock. This assures that when a file is open at one location, that all other versions are locked down, preventing anyone from opening and revising it. However, when the file closes, the file lock is immediately released and ready for synchronisation by DFS in the normal way.

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