NET.CFG Options Reference

NetWare DOS Requester Option

LOCK DELAY=number

Determines the amount of time (in ticks) the NetWare DOS Requester software waits before trying to get a lock.

When many users access a file at the same time, the NetWare DOS Requester software might be unable to gain access before its allotted wait time.

Use this parameter if client workstations frequently receive error messages when a file is requested.

 

 

Syntax

lock delay=number

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

1 tick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Range

0 to 255 (approximately six hours)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modules

GENERAL.VLM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example

To automatically clear messages from a user’s screen after

 

 

 

 

three hours, you would place the following lines in your

 

 

 

 

NET.CFG file:

 

 

 

 

netware dos requester

 

 

 

 

lock delay=50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:

 

This number is used for lock types that do not have a wait ability. For locks that have

 

 

a wait ability, the wait time is calculated by multiplying this parameter number by the

 

 

LOCK RETRIES number and then multiplying by 2. The resulting number is the

 

 

time, in ticks, the client workstation waits for a lock.

To determine the total time (in ticks) needed to broadcast a name resolution packet across the network, multiply the wait time value by the value used for the LOCK RETRIES parameter.

There are approximately 18.21 ticks per second on IBM PCs and compatibles.

LOCK RETRIES=number

Specifies the number of times the NetWare DOS Requester software attempts to get a lock on the network.

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