Server allows overwriting files that are open by other users.

We're having a problem with Snow Leopard Server not warning a user when they attempt to overwrite a file that is open by another user.
Running Snow Leopard Server 10.6.8 on an Xserve with an Xserve RAID. Have about 25-30 Mac clients, running 10.6.8 or 10.7.3. Users running Adobe CS5.5
Here's the scenario:
User edits a file in InDesign, then saves a PDF of that file to the server. The user's supervisor reviews the file, and perhaps adds comments to it, but not necessarily.
The user edits the ID file again, and saves a new PDF over the old one. When we were running Server 10.4.x, the user would have been warned that the PDF file was open by another user, and would have been prevented from saving. Under SL Server, no warning takes place, and the file is overwritten.
At this point, a couple of things can happen.
1: The new file is written, and the changes can be seen by the user. The supervisor's computer does not see the new version of the file. Quicklook and opening the file into Acrobat 10 will still show the old file. Disconnecting and reconnecting fixes this.
2: The new file is written, but it is corrupted, and not openable by either party. If neither one opens the file right away, this could go unnoticed.
I've tested this scenario between two Lion machines, and the "file-open" warning occurs like it should.
Is there a setting in SL Server that I need to look at, or is this a bug?
Our short-term fix is to have the user always save to a new filename. This can work, but it's cumbersome.

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