Apache Module mod_dav_lock

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Description:	Generic locking module for `mod_dav`
Status:	Extension
Module Identifier:	dav_lock_module
Source File:	mod_dav_lock.c
Compatibility:	Available in version 2.1 and later

Summary

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This module implements a generic locking API which can be used by any + backend provider of mod_dav. It requires at least + the service of mod_dav. But without a backend provider + which makes use of it, it's useless and should not be loaded into the + server. A sample backend module which actually utilizes + mod_dav_lock is mod_dav_svn, the subversion provider module.

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Note that mod_dav_fs does not need this + generic locking module, because it uses its own more specialized + version.

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In order to make mod_dav_lock functional, you just have + to specify the location of the lock database using the DavGenericLockDB directive described + below.

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Developer's Note

In order to retrieve the pointer to the locking provider function, you + have to use the ap_lookup_provider API with the arguments + dav-lock, generic, and 0.

Directives

DavGenericLockDB

Bugfix checklist

DavGenericLockDB Directive

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Description:	Location of the DAV lock database
Syntax:	`DavGenericLockDB file-path`
Context:	server config, virtual host, directory
Status:	Extension
Module:	mod_dav_lock

Use the DavGenericLockDB directive to specify + the full path to the lock database, excluding an extension. If + the path is not absolute, it will be interpreted relative to ServerRoot. The implementation of + mod_dav_lock uses a SDBM database to track user + locks.

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Example

DavGenericLockDB var/DavLock

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The directory containing the lock database file must be + writable by the User + and Group under which + Apache is running. For security reasons, you should create a + directory for this purpose rather than changing the permissions on + an existing directory. In the above example, Apache will create + files in the var/ directory under the ServerRoot with the base filename + DavLock and an extension added by the server.

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