GNU bug report logs - #70900
30.0.50; tramp complains "File error: Cannot remove lock file for /ssh:..." on every save when remote-file-name-inhibit-locks is non-nil

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From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry <at> gutov.dev>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 70900 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#70900: 30.0.50; tramp complains "File error: Cannot remove lock file for /ssh:..." on every save when remote-file-name-inhibit-locks is non-nil
Date: Mon, 13 May 2024 14:30:18 +0300

On 13/05/2024 08:56, Michael Albinus wrote:
>> BTW, I'm surprised this variable isn't mentioned in Tramp's FAQ (the
>> performance section in particular).
> ???
> 
> In the Tramp manual, node "Frequently Asked Questions", item "How to
> speed up TRAMP?", there is
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
>          − Disable file locks.  Set ‘remote-file-name-inhibit-locks’ to
>            ‘t’ if you know that different Emacs sessions are not
>            modifying the same remote file.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Yes, sorry, I see it now.

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