CIFS read-only/locking issue (4.2b)

[dhartford]

Hey all,
Trying Alfresco 4.2b on linux (fedora 14), with the CIFS (windows shares) support.  Default install, nothing fancy other than:

alfresco-global.properties:
============
cifs.enabled=true
cifs.serverName=<ipaddress>
cifs.tcpipSMB.port=1445
cifs.netBIOSSMB.namePort=1137
cifs.netBIOSSMB.datagramPort=1138
cifs.netBIOSSMB.sessionPort=1139
============
And iptable setup to reroute to the privelaged port areas (so 445 <-> 1445).

Browsing from my Windows 7 box, I see the windows share, authenticate (using the Alfresco credentials as not setup for AD/etc), add content (folder and files, in this case .docx files).

So, all looks good except all the files are 'locked for editing by another user'.  Restarted alfresco several times trying things out, no timeouts (although I did eventually get the SecureContext error after walking away and coming back later, but all other attempts there were no errors in either alfresco.log nor catalina.out….so I suspect the locked/read-only is a different problem).

My own little checklist:
*Is alfresco starting the fileServer subsystem without errors? yes

*Can you use /alfresco/ or /share/ to fine after you setup CIFS? yes

*Can you browse from a Win7 machine to the CIFS share (\\<ipaddress>\)? yes

*Can you create a Site through /alfresco/ or /share/ and see those folders appear in the CIFS through win7? yes

*Can you add folders and files through CIFS and have them visible in /alfresco/ or /share/? yes

*Can you add folders and files through /alfresco/ or /share/ and have them visible to CIFS? yes

*If you add a .docx file through CIFS, can you edit through CIFS? no - locked for editing by another user.
—after restart? no - locked for editing by another user
—does /alfresco/ or /share/ say the file is locked? no
—-are you sure?  yes - I edited/locked some different files to make sure I could see the difference between an 'alfresco' locked/edited files and those not locked.

*If you add a .docx file through /alfresco/ or /share/ can you edit through CIFS? no -locked for editing by another user.


Question: As an end user, am I not using CIFS shares correctly, or are there problems with my configurations (let me know what else to try out/change/test), or are there bugs around CIFS and/or .docx specific files and/or something else?

summary:
alfresco CE 4.2b
fedora 14
win7 client, Word 2007 application

thanks for any assistance,
-Darren

[mrogers]

Known bug.

[digitech]

Hey all,

Trying Alfresco 4.2c on linux (Centos 6.3 ), with the CIFS (windows shares) support. Default install, straight out of the Box .
Clients WIN XP ,  WIN 7,  Office 2007, Office 2010.

SAME PROBLEMS  AS dhartford.

We didn't have these problems under 3.4e.

What do we have to understand ?

Cifs Is a protocol that Alfresco don't support any longer ??

We would spare a lot of time by simply telling us.

Thank you to anyone who can help.

Didier.

[ymolinet]

Hi all,

We have the same issue on our Alfresco CE4.2c.
The JIRA Tickets that refer this issue seems to be close, but 4.2c is not released.
A patch or a workaround is it available to fix this issue in CE4.2C.

Thanks a lot,
Yannick

[mrogers]

4.2 d should be O.K.   I gave it a quick test yesterday.

[ymolinet]

Thanks for answer, when this release should be available ?