flock() fails/hangs to get an exclusive lock for files present on nfs share

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • flock() fails/hangs to get an exclusive lock for files present on nfs share

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • NFS version 3

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