Possible Linux/CS4 Incompatibilities

We are running a Linux server and I have recently upgraded to a Nehalem Mac running Leopard 10.5.6. I also upgraded to Illustrator CS4 and since these upgrades I have been getting on-and-off error messages:
1. When I double-click a file on our server, I occasionally get:
'Can't open the illustration. The file is locked or in use. ID = -54"
When I double-click the file again, it opens fine.
2. When I am in CS4 and saving files to the server I sometimes get either:
'This file has been modified outside Illustrator. Do you want to continue?'
or
'Can't save preview, but all other information was saved successfully. The file ended unexpectedly. Try using a backup copy. ID = -39'
or a combination of both.
Sometimes I have to try saving 2 or 3 times before the file saves successfully.
Has anybody had similar experiences?
Thanks
Sean

As far as I know, Adobe has never supported working directly off a server, linux or otherwise. I have had no noticeable issues working off our 10.5 server though.
problem #1: Do your errors coincide with the finder preview being drawn? I know as far as ejecting volumes, building and displaying the finder preview counts as "in use."
problem #2: no idea.

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Thank you for a fast reply!
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Formatted as a question: "How can I get the CD installed with the original serial number?"
You wrote: "And where did you actually buy your CS4 license? There's a lot of fakes out there..."
>The license belongs to my employee. I'm totally sure that the version I'm trying to install is not a fake.
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"You lose yourself in lengthy descriptions without actualyl ever telling what the problem really is, what the exact text of the warnings/ error messages is, what exact system you are on and so on"
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Way back in Illustrator CS2 I used to be able to place a PSD file with Spot Channels,
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Thank you Rick for this interesting explanations and the links to articles.
In the past few days I performed a few tests in After Effects and it is interesting that you mention that cameras, like the Sony EX3, allow videos to have embedded color profiles. I am not working myself with cameras but either get footage from the internet or sometimes videos from our video department which produces videos with professional SONY cameras, usually I get them in a matrox mxf format.
As far as my test with After Effects show it is not possible to embed color profiles in the videos rendered with After Effects. Independent of the color profile in the working space and independent from the color profile in the output module I always get the same reaction if I reimport videos rendered by After Effects back to After Effects:
In AE CS5 videos made in the formats Quicktime/PhotoJPEG, Quicktime/H264, H264 main concept, DVCPRO HD 1080p30, F4V are always interpreted as color profile SDTV/HDTV (Rec. 709) Y'CbCr (even if I made them in other color profiles, such as Adobe RGB, Photo RGB, sRGB); and there is no possibility to change this interpretation rule.
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Of course one can always circumvent shortcomings by using tiff-sequences, QT/jpeg2000, or QT/Animation as formats for storing, which is anyway better for lossless or nearly lossless storing, but the files are then too large and also cannot be played easily with a player.
Volker

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