Subject: Re: Netatalk ok, reliable for large no of users?
From: Rory Campbell-Lange (rory@campbell-lange.net)
Date: Wed Feb 21 2001 - 04:54:30 EST
On 20/2/01, kellermg@potsdam.edu (Matthew Keller) wrote:
> Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> > Is netatalk/Linux a viable alternative to NT4/Windows 2000 for
> > file serving for about 120 Mac users?
>
> Piece of cake- Just don't be skimpy on the fast disks or RAM. :) One
> possible problem (but not always): If multiple users have the same
> exact file open on a Netalk server- Depending how the program deals
> with locking, you may get file corruption problems. This is easily
> tested by, quite simply, throwing such a file on a Netatalk server,
> and have a couple people do whatever it is they do at the same time,
> and see what breaks (or doesn't).
Thanks for the note, Matthew
How many users use netatalk in your environment?
Cheers;
Rory
-- Rory Campbell-Lange The Campbell-Lange Workshop London
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