Comment 54 for bug 267371

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TheMOB (mob-mimc) wrote : Re: [Bug 267371] Re: [gvfs] [smb] Damaged OpenOffice files from samba shares

You could do what I have done and that was install a server as a central
sharing point. The linux pcs access the server using NFS and the XP
machines via samba. Perhaps I shouldnt say it b(here!) - but I used FC
for the server! All has been well ever since.

MOB

On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 05:34 +0000, Gundalf wrote:
> Oh no,
>
> We've moved more than 30 PCs to Hardy in our offices in Indonesia because of the "LTS" term for more than a year. Recently the problem with corrupted OO files starts to haunts our system. Due to the necessity to use autocad, visio and other tax programs we must keep 8 PCs running on XP.
> What should I tell my boss? Choose one of these options:
> 1. Migrate all these PCs to Jaunty --> (again? how stable this jaunty this time? Are you sure about what are you doing?)
> or
> 2. disconnect the 8 PCs running on XP because we must use NFS?
>
> Please tell me there is a way out. Thanks,
>
> Gundalf