GUI shows file as being locked but it isnt locked at all and anyone can edit the file.

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Steps to reproduce

1. Install the "temporary files lock" plugging
2. Lock a file.
3. Another use can open the file and edit it as if it wasnt even locked evne though the GUI shows the file as being locked

Expected behaviour

The file should be locked and prevent any other users from changing it.

Actual behaviour

The GUi shows the file being locked but it isnt even locked at all and anyone can edit it.

Server configuration

Web server: Apache/Nginx

Database: MySQL/Maria/SQLite/PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL 12.20
PHP version: 8.1/8.2/8.3
7.4.3

Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)
22.2.0

List of activated apps

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ app:list
from within your Nextcloud installation folder

Nextcloud configuration

If you have access to your command line run e.g.:
sudo -u www-data php occ config:list system
from within your Nextcloud installation folder

Browser

Browser name: Firefox/Chrome/Safari/…
Chrome
Browser version: 124/125/…
latest
Operating system: Windows/Ubuntu/Mac/…
Windows 10, windows 11

Browser log

Insert your browser log here, this could for example include:
a) The javascript console log
b) The network log
c) ...

[joshtrichards]

Nextcloud version: (see Nextcloud admin page)
22.2.0

Are you really using v22 which reached end-of-life 3 years ago?

[Yann-974]

We have installed the last version (v 31.0.1) of "Files lock" on a v30 Nextcloud... and we meet the same issue : the GUI shows that the file (a mindmap document .km) is locked... but it's still writable !!