Is there a chance of data corruption when using nolock option ?

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Issue

  • What does "nolock" do in NFSv3 ?
  • Can NFSv3 nolock option corrupt data ?
  • What is the use of nolock option ?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • NFSv3

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