[OpenAFS] MS Access databases on AFS

[Dirk Heinrichs]

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Am 22.09.2010 18:38, schrieb Richard Heggs:

> I remember reading severe warnings and dire imprecations about putting
> MS Access databases on AFS filesystems, about 5 years ago.  Is it still=

> considered dangerous?
>=20
> The server is running 1.4.11 on Linux.
> The clients are XP (and shortly Win 7), and will shortly be upgraded to=

> 1.5.77
>=20
> Any advice would be appreciated.

First, I wouldn't consider Access a database, since real database allows
concurrent access etc. Having said that, did you consider putting your
data into a real RDBMS (PostgreSQL, for example) and use Access as a
frontend only (via ODBC)?

HTH...

	Dirk


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