Help converting to a new Linux server

[Nathan Lehman]

filePro 5.0.14D9
Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 on Suse Linux Enterprise Server 10

We have been using filePro for some time now.  We just upgraded our
server hardware and software/OS.  We used to run filePro from a Novell
Netware 5.1 server.  We upgraded to OES2 on Suse Linux on Monday
(8/18).  I'm still pretty new to Linux.

One of the issues we are having with this new server is dealing with
file locks.  I find it really hard to find out who is locking a key
file.  The way we do it now is to run ncpcon from the server.  However
this just shows everyone accessing the key file, not the one(s)
locking it.

I found after the first day that we needed to set all filePro files
with the -sh (shareable) attribute.  That really helped.  However I'm
not good enough at linux to know how to change all files in my filePro
and fp folders and have it change the attributes in every file
including the files in subfolders.  Right now I have to go into each
folder and change all the files in that folder, then move to the next
folder and do the same thing.

One other problem that seems to be occurring more often on this server
is freechain rebuilds.  I'm not quite sure why this is happening more
often.

I guess I would just like to know if anyone has any tips or tweaks in
general for running filePro from my new linux server and if anyone has
any suggestions for the problems listed.  Thanks so much in advance.

Nathan Lehman
S&S Steel Services, Inc.
nathan at sssteelservices.com