[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3608126 ] Perforce versioning system fails when running sync command o

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Tracker item #3608126, was opened at 2013-03-14 23:40
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Category: kernel modules
Group: None
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: David Koudela (dkoudela)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Perforce versioning system fails when running sync command o

Initial Comment:
Perforce versioning system fails when running sync command on hgfs filesytem.

The problem is that perforce client uses rename operation upon a temp file which has read-only attributes. The operation then fails with permission denied (see attached test application).

The fix we have provided removes the read only attribute and retries the rename operation again (see attached source code and diff). The same code is already there (see function HgfsDelete) – probably it is a good idea to refactor the retry procedure.

Could you please add this fix to the upstream of the VMware tools?
Thanks a lot,
David.

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