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Write/Write Conflicts

Write/write conflicts are easily detected. When a client wishes to send an updated file to the server, then the server simply checks the associated modification time ($MT_C$) with that of the primary copy ($MT_S$). If $MT_C$$<>$$MT_S$ then there is a conflict. Conflicting files are never send to the server. Of course, the server also has to check if the file is locked (by other clients).

The only way for a client to make absolutely sure that updating to a file will succeed is to obtain a writelock on the file, close the file and get in contact with the server before the writelock expires!