[GH-ISSUE #2137] Does this support flock? #1088

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opened 2026-03-04 01:51:18 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:51:18 +03:00

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Originally created by @hackersean on GitHub (Mar 22, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/issues/2137

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I would like to know if s3fs supports flock, which is used to select the master during multi-party mounting.

Version of s3fs being used (`s3fs --version`)

Version of fuse being used (`pkg-config --modversion fuse`, `rpm -qi fuse` or `dpkg -s fuse`)

Kernel information (`uname -r`)

GNU/Linux Distribution, if applicable (`cat /etc/os-release`)

How to run s3fs, if applicable

[] command line
[] /etc/fstab

s3fs syslog messages (`grep s3fs /var/log/syslog`, `journalctl | grep s3fs`, or `s3fs outputs`)

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Originally created by @hackersean on GitHub (Mar 22, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/s3fs-fuse/s3fs-fuse/issues/2137  ### Additional Information I would like to know if s3fs supports flock, which is used to select the master during multi-party mounting. #### Version of s3fs being used (`s3fs --version`)  #### Version of fuse being used (`pkg-config --modversion fuse`, `rpm -qi fuse` or `dpkg -s fuse`)  #### Kernel information (`uname -r`)  #### GNU/Linux Distribution, if applicable (`cat /etc/os-release`)  #### How to run s3fs, if applicable  [] command line [] /etc/fstab  ``` ``` #### s3fs syslog messages (`grep s3fs /var/log/syslog`, `journalctl | grep s3fs`, or `s3fs outputs`)  ``` ``` ### Details about issue

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kerem commented

2026-03-04 01:51:19 +03:00

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@ggtakec commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2023):

@hackersean
s3fs doesn't handle flock, but it is handled the default behavior of FUSE library.
Perhaps it can be used as an advisory lock for files on the same host.
(Note that the usual notice is that it is not available as a lock to other hosts.)

@ggtakec commented on GitHub (Mar 26, 2023): @hackersean s3fs doesn't handle `flock`, but it is handled the default behavior of FUSE library. Perhaps it can be used as an advisory lock for files on the same host. (Note that the usual notice is that it is not available as a lock to other hosts.)

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2026-03-04 02:02:14 +03:00

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