diff --git a/.github/workflows/samba-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/samba-integration.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab6b7b6f9
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+name: "Samba on FUSE Integration"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ master, main ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mount/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/cluster/**'
+      - 'test/samba/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/samba-integration.yml'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ master, main ]
+    paths:
+      - 'weed/mount/**'
+      - 'weed/filer/**'
+      - 'weed/cluster/**'
+      - 'test/samba/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/samba-integration.yml'
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: samba-integration/${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  samba-integration:
+    name: samba-integration
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 45
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+      with:
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+
+    - name: Start local Docker registry
+      run: docker run -d --restart=always -p 5000:5000 --name registry registry:2
+
+    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
+      with:
+        driver-opts: network=host
+
+    - name: Build weed race binary
+      run: |
+        cd docker
+        make binary_race
+
+    - name: Build SeaweedFS e2e image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
+      with:
+        context: docker
+        file: docker/Dockerfile.e2e
+        tags: localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+        push: true
+        cache-from: type=gha,scope=samba-e2e
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=samba-e2e
+
+    - name: Tag e2e image for docker compose
+      run: |
+        docker pull localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+        docker tag localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+
+    - name: Build samba image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v7
+      with:
+        context: test/samba
+        build-contexts: |
+          chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e=docker-image://localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+        tags: localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:samba
+        push: true
+        cache-from: type=gha,scope=samba-harness
+        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=samba-harness
+
+    - name: Tag samba image for docker compose
+      run: |
+        docker pull localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:samba
+        docker tag localhost:5000/chrislusf/seaweedfs:samba chrislusf/seaweedfs:samba
+
+    - name: Start SeaweedFS cluster and Samba
+      run: |
+        docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml up --wait
+
+    - name: Run Samba test battery
+      run: |
+        set -o pipefail
+        docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml exec -T samba \
+          /run_inside_container.sh 2>&1 | tee /tmp/samba-output.log
+
+    - name: Collect logs
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        mkdir -p /tmp/samba-docker-logs
+        for svc in master volume filer samba; do
+          docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml logs "$svc" \
+            > "/tmp/samba-docker-logs/${svc}.log" 2>&1 || true
+        done
+
+    - name: Tear down
+      if: always()
+      run: |
+        docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml down -v
+
+    - name: Upload logs
+      if: always()
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+      with:
+        name: samba-integration-results
+        path: |
+          /tmp/samba-output.log
+          /tmp/samba-docker-logs/
+        retention-days: 7
diff --git a/test/samba/Dockerfile b/test/samba/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2756a586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+FROM chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+
+RUN apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=5 -o Acquire::http::Timeout=30 update && \
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=5 -o Acquire::http::Timeout=30 install -y \
+    --no-install-recommends \
+    --no-install-suggests \
+    samba \
+    smbclient \
+    python3-minimal \
+    && apt-get clean \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY smb.conf.template /smb.conf.template
+COPY smb_tests.sh /smb_tests.sh
+COPY lock_tests.sh /lock_tests.sh
+COPY entrypoint.sh /entrypoint.sh
+COPY run_inside_container.sh /run_inside_container.sh
+RUN chmod +x /smb_tests.sh /lock_tests.sh /entrypoint.sh /run_inside_container.sh
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/test/samba/README.md b/test/samba/README.md
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+# Samba on FUSE integration test
+
+Exports a SeaweedFS FUSE mount over SMB with Samba's `smbd` and drives it with
+`smbclient`, verifying that SMB file operations work correctly on top of the
+mount and that data stays consistent across both protocols.
+
+## What it checks
+
+The functional battery in `smb_tests.sh` covers:
+
+- connecting to the share and listing the root
+- 1 MiB upload/download round-trip with content verification
+- subdirectory creation and writes into it
+- file rename
+- 64 MiB upload/download (exercises SeaweedFS chunk splitting)
+- recursive upload of a directory tree
+- cross-protocol consistency: files written over SMB appear on the FUSE mount
+  with identical content, and files written directly on the FUSE mount are
+  readable over SMB
+- deleting files and directory trees
+
+The locking / concurrency battery in `lock_tests.sh` covers the harder cases a
+network-filesystem backend has to get right:
+
+- **POSIX `fcntl` byte-range locking** on the FUSE mount: a held exclusive lock
+  denies a conflicting lock, allows a non-overlapping range, and is reacquirable
+  after release (exercises the mount's `SetLk`/`GetLk`)
+- **Distributed locking** (`-dlm`): a file held open for writing on one mount
+  blocks a writer on a second mount until it is released
+- **Distributed-lock integrity**: concurrent writers to the same file from two
+  mounts leave exactly one intact payload, never a torn mix
+- **Concurrency**: parallel writers to distinct files all succeed
+
+Both FUSE mounts are started with `-dlm` (distributed lock manager). The second
+mount (`/mnt/seaweedfs2`) exists only to contend with the smbd-backed mount in
+the distributed-locking tests; both see the same filer path, so `.../share` is
+the same data on each.
+
+> Note on DLM semantics: `-dlm` coordinates *write access* (one mount writes a
+> file at a time) and guarantees writes are not torn. It does not guarantee
+> which concurrent writer wins or instant cross-mount read convergence — the
+> holder's buffered data is flushed on close, asynchronously to lock release.
+
+### Known issue: DLM handoff stalls under same-file contention
+
+The two handoff checks in test 2 (`blocked SMB write succeeds after the other
+mount releases` and `post-release content is the SMB writer's payload`) are
+marked **expected-fail** (xfail) — they pin a remaining DLM liveness bug without
+failing CI. If the handoff is fixed they flip to `[XPASS]` and turn the suite
+red, a reminder to promote them to hard assertions.
+
+When two mounts contend for the *same* file, the lock handoff does not complete
+in a reasonable time because the holder releases the distributed lock only on
+the FUSE `Release` op, which the kernel delays by tens of seconds after
+`close()` (vs ~12 ms uncontended). The waiting writer's client gives up before
+the lock frees. This is a **liveness/latency** problem, not data corruption —
+the lock stays over-conservative, so no torn writes occur.
+
+Two contributing causes have been fixed in the lock client (`weed/cluster/lock_client.go`):
+
+- the waiter no longer polls with `util.RetryUntil`'s growing backoff; it polls
+  at a steady cadence so a freed lock is picked up promptly, and
+- `Stop()` no longer races the renewal goroutine, which previously could send a
+  stale unlock token and leave the lock lingering as "owned" at the filer.
+
+The remaining cause — the holder-side release waiting on FUSE `Release` — needs
+the lock released promptly on flush/close (with care for the multi-fd case), and
+is left as a follow-up.
+
+## Layout
+
+| File | Purpose |
+| --- | --- |
+| `smb_tests.sh` | SMB functional battery. Shared by both runners. |
+| `lock_tests.sh` | SMB locking / concurrency battery. Shared by both runners. |
+| `smb.conf.template` | Samba config; placeholders are filled in at run time. |
+| `run.sh` | Local runner: `weed mini` + two `-dlm` mounts + `smbd` + both batteries, all as the current user on unprivileged ports. |
+| `entrypoint.sh` | Container entrypoint: starts two `-dlm` FUSE mounts and runs `smbd`. |
+| `run_inside_container.sh` | Runs both batteries inside the container against the local `smbd`. |
+| `Dockerfile` | Adds Samba to the `chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e` image. |
+| `docker-compose.yml` | master + volume + filer + samba services. |
+
+## Running locally
+
+Requirements: `weed` on `$PATH`, `fusermount3`, and Samba's `smbd` /
+`smbclient` / `smbpasswd` (Debian/Ubuntu: `apt-get install samba smbclient`).
+
+```sh
+test/samba/run.sh
+```
+
+No `sudo` is needed: `smbd` runs as the current user on port 4450 and all state
+lives under a temp work dir that is cleaned up on exit.
+
+## Running with Docker
+
+Mirrors the CI job. Requires `/dev/fuse` and `SYS_ADMIN` (provided in the
+compose file).
+
+```sh
+# build the base e2e image first (from the repo's docker/ dir)
+docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml up --wait
+docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml exec -T samba /run_inside_container.sh
+docker compose -f test/samba/docker-compose.yml down -v
+```
+
+## CI
+
+`.github/workflows/samba-integration.yml` runs on changes to `weed/mount/**`,
+`weed/filer/**`, or `test/samba/**`. It builds the e2e image, builds the Samba
+harness image on top, brings up the cluster, runs the battery, and uploads
+server logs as artifacts.
+
+## Notes
+
+- The share disables Samba's DOS-attribute / xattr mapping and oplocks. The
+  SeaweedFS FUSE mount does not implement that surface, and leaving it on
+  produces `NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED` errors unrelated to data integrity.
+- The share path is a subdirectory of the mount (`.../share`) so the runner can
+  verify SMB-side operations directly on the FUSE side.
diff --git a/test/samba/docker-compose.yml b/test/samba/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d17d45ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/docker-compose.yml
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+services:
+  master:
+    image: chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+    command: "-v=4 master -ip=master -ip.bind=0.0.0.0 -raftBootstrap"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "-I", "http://localhost:9333/cluster/healthz"]
+      interval: 2s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 30
+      start_period: 10s
+
+  volume:
+    image: chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+    command: "-v=4 volume -master=master:9333 -ip=volume -ip.bind=0.0.0.0 -preStopSeconds=1"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "-I", "http://localhost:8080/healthz"]
+      interval: 2s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 15
+      start_period: 5s
+    depends_on:
+      master:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  filer:
+    image: chrislusf/seaweedfs:e2e
+    command: "-v=4 filer -master=master:9333 -ip=filer -ip.bind=0.0.0.0"
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "--fail", "-I", "http://localhost:8888/healthz"]
+      interval: 2s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 15
+      start_period: 5s
+    depends_on:
+      volume:
+        condition: service_healthy
+
+  samba:
+    image: chrislusf/seaweedfs:samba
+    build:
+      context: .
+    environment:
+      FILER: filer:8888
+    cap_add:
+      - SYS_ADMIN
+    devices:
+      - /dev/fuse
+    security_opt:
+      - apparmor:unconfined
+    healthcheck:
+      test:
+        - "CMD-SHELL"
+        - "mountpoint -q /mnt/seaweedfs && mountpoint -q /mnt/seaweedfs2 && smbclient -L 127.0.0.1 -p 445 -U smbtest%smbtest -m SMB3 >/dev/null 2>&1"
+      interval: 3s
+      timeout: 10s
+      retries: 20
+      start_period: 15s
+    depends_on:
+      filer:
+        condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/test/samba/entrypoint.sh b/test/samba/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d5ab257cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Entrypoint for the samba test container.
+#
+# Mounts SeaweedFS over FUSE twice, both with distributed locking (-dlm) so the
+# locking tests can exercise cross-mount write coordination:
+#   - MOUNT_DIR  (/mnt/seaweedfs)  is exported over SMB by smbd
+#   - MOUNT2_DIR (/mnt/seaweedfs2) is a second, independent mount of the same
+#     filer used to contend with the SMB writer
+#
+# Both mounts see the same filer path, so .../share is the same data on each.
+# smbd runs in the foreground (as root, which owns the mounts), so the share
+# uses "force user = root".
+set -euo pipefail
+
+FILER="${FILER:-filer:8888}"
+MOUNT_DIR="${MOUNT_DIR:-/mnt/seaweedfs}"
+MOUNT2_DIR="${MOUNT2_DIR:-/mnt/seaweedfs2}"
+SHARE_DIR="${MOUNT_DIR}/share"
+STATE_DIR="${STATE_DIR:-/var/lib/samba-test}"
+SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT:-445}"
+SMB_USER="${SMB_USER:-smbtest}"
+SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS:-smbtest}"
+
+mkdir -p "${MOUNT_DIR}" "${MOUNT2_DIR}" \
+  "${STATE_DIR}/private" "${STATE_DIR}/state" "${STATE_DIR}/cache" \
+  "${STATE_DIR}/lock" "${STATE_DIR}/pid" "${STATE_DIR}/ncalrpc"
+
+# mount_seaweedfs <mountpoint> <logfile> — mount with -dlm and wait for it.
+mount_seaweedfs() {
+  local dir="$1" log="$2"
+  echo "==> Mounting SeaweedFS (${FILER}) at ${dir} with -dlm"
+  weed -v=1 mount \
+    -filer="${FILER}" \
+    -dir="${dir}" \
+    -filer.path=/ \
+    -dirAutoCreate \
+    -allowOthers \
+    -dlm \
+    >"${log}" 2>&1 &
+  local pid=$!
+  for _ in $(seq 1 120); do
+    if mountpoint -q "${dir}"; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    if ! kill -0 "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "weed mount (${dir}) exited early; log tail:" >&2
+      tail -n 100 "${log}" >&2 || true
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+  echo "FUSE mount ${dir} did not come up" >&2
+  tail -n 100 "${log}" >&2 || true
+  exit 1
+}
+
+mount_seaweedfs "${MOUNT_DIR}" /var/log/weed-mount.log
+mount_seaweedfs "${MOUNT2_DIR}" /var/log/weed-mount2.log
+
+mkdir -p "${SHARE_DIR}"
+chmod 0777 "${SHARE_DIR}"
+
+# --- configure and start smbd ----------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Configuring Samba share on port ${SMB_PORT}"
+sed -e "s#@SHARE_PATH@#${SHARE_DIR}#g" \
+  -e "s#@STATE_DIR@#${STATE_DIR}#g" \
+  -e "s#@SMB_PORT@#${SMB_PORT}#g" \
+  -e "s#@FORCE_USER@#root#g" \
+  /smb.conf.template >/etc/samba/smb.conf
+
+id -u "${SMB_USER}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || useradd -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin "${SMB_USER}"
+printf '%s\n%s\n' "${SMB_PASS}" "${SMB_PASS}" | smbpasswd -a -s "${SMB_USER}"
+
+echo "==> Starting smbd"
+exec smbd -F --no-process-group -s /etc/samba/smb.conf
diff --git a/test/samba/lock_tests.sh b/test/samba/lock_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..da7f2e439
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/lock_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Locking / concurrency test battery for Samba on a SeaweedFS FUSE mount.
+#
+# Covers the challenges a network-filesystem backend has to get right:
+#   1. POSIX fcntl byte-range locking on the FUSE mount (SetLk/GetLk)
+#   2. Distributed locking (-dlm): a write held open on one mount blocks a
+#      writer on another mount until it is released
+#   3. Distributed locking integrity: concurrent writers to the same file from
+#      two mounts produce intact (non-torn) data
+#   4. Concurrent writers to distinct files all succeed
+#
+# Required env:
+#   SMB_USER, SMB_PASS              samba credentials
+#   MOUNT_SHARE                     dir on the smbd-backed FUSE mount (mount 1)
+#   MOUNT2_SHARE                    dir on the second FUSE mount (mount 2)
+# Optional env:
+#   SMB_HOST (127.0.0.1), SMB_SHARE (seaweedfs), SMB_PORT (445)
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SMB_HOST="${SMB_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+SMB_SHARE="${SMB_SHARE:-seaweedfs}"
+SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT:-445}"
+SMB_USER="${SMB_USER:?SMB_USER is required}"
+SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS:?SMB_PASS is required}"
+MOUNT_SHARE="${MOUNT_SHARE:?MOUNT_SHARE is required}"
+MOUNT2_SHARE="${MOUNT2_SHARE:?MOUNT2_SHARE is required}"
+
+WORK="$(mktemp -d /tmp/samba-locktest.XXXXXX)"
+trap 'rm -rf "${WORK}"' EXIT
+
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+XFAIL=0
+XPASS=0
+pass() { printf '  [PASS] %s\n' "$1"; PASS=$((PASS + 1)); }
+fail() { printf '  [FAIL] %s\n' "$1"; FAIL=$((FAIL + 1)); }
+# Expected failure: a known-broken behavior. [XFAIL] does not fail the suite;
+# an unexpected pass ([XPASS]) does, so the check gets promoted once it's fixed.
+xfail() { printf '  [XFAIL] %s\n' "$1"; XFAIL=$((XFAIL + 1)); }
+xpass() { printf '  [XPASS] %s\n' "$1"; XPASS=$((XPASS + 1)); }
+
+smb() {
+  smbclient "//${SMB_HOST}/${SMB_SHARE}" -p "${SMB_PORT}" \
+    -U "${SMB_USER}%${SMB_PASS}" -m SMB3 -c "$1"
+}
+md5() { md5sum "$1" | awk '{print $1}'; }
+
+# 1. POSIX fcntl byte-range locking on the FUSE mount ------------------------
+# Exercises the mount's SetLk/GetLk via two processes contending over fcntl
+# (F_SETLK) byte-range locks. python3's fcntl.lockf issues real POSIX locks.
+echo "==> 1. POSIX fcntl byte-range locking (FUSE mount SetLk/GetLk)"
+lockfile="${MOUNT_SHARE}/fcntl_lock.dat"
+: >"${lockfile}"
+fcntl_out="$(python3 - "${lockfile}" <<'PY'
+import fcntl, os, sys
+
+path = sys.argv[1]
+parent_to_child_r, parent_to_child_w = os.pipe()  # release signal
+child_to_parent_r, child_to_parent_w = os.pipe()  # locked signal
+
+pid = os.fork()
+if pid == 0:  # child: hold an exclusive lock on [0,100)
+    fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT, 0o644)
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX, 100, 0, 0)
+    os.write(child_to_parent_w, b"L")
+    os.read(parent_to_child_r, 1)  # wait until parent says release
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN, 100, 0, 0)
+    os.close(fd)
+    os._exit(0)
+
+# parent
+os.read(child_to_parent_r, 1)  # wait until child holds the lock
+fd = os.open(path, os.O_RDWR | os.O_CREAT, 0o644)
+results = []
+
+# a. a conflicting exclusive lock must be denied while the child holds it
+try:
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB, 100, 0, 0)
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN, 100, 0, 0)
+    results.append(("conflicting exclusive lock denied while held", False))
+except OSError:
+    results.append(("conflicting exclusive lock denied while held", True))
+
+# b. a non-overlapping range must be grantable
+try:
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB, 100, 200, 0)
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN, 100, 200, 0)
+    results.append(("non-overlapping range lock granted", True))
+except OSError:
+    results.append(("non-overlapping range lock granted", False))
+
+# c. after the holder releases, the lock must be acquirable
+os.write(parent_to_child_w, b"R")
+os.waitpid(pid, 0)
+try:
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_EX | fcntl.LOCK_NB, 100, 0, 0)
+    fcntl.lockf(fd, fcntl.LOCK_UN, 100, 0, 0)
+    results.append(("lock acquirable after holder releases", True))
+except OSError:
+    results.append(("lock acquirable after holder releases", False))
+
+for name, ok in results:
+    print(("  [PASS] " if ok else "  [FAIL] ") + name)
+sys.exit(0 if all(ok for _, ok in results) else 1)
+PY
+)"
+echo "${fcntl_out}"
+PASS=$((PASS + $(grep -c '\[PASS\]' <<<"${fcntl_out}")))
+FAIL=$((FAIL + $(grep -c '\[FAIL\]' <<<"${fcntl_out}")))
+
+# 2. Distributed lock blocks a cross-mount writer, then hands it off ----------
+# mount 2 holds a file open for writing (holding the DLM lock on its path).
+# An SMB put of the same file goes through mount 1 and must (a) block while
+# mount 2 holds it and (b) actually SUCCEED once mount 2 releases, leaving the
+# SMB writer's payload on disk. smbclient gets a long client timeout (-t) so we
+# are testing the lock handoff itself, not smbclient's own ~20s default timeout.
+#
+# KNOWN ISSUE (expected failure): the (b) handoff checks are marked xfail. The
+# holder releases the distributed lock only on FUSE Release, which the kernel
+# delays for tens of seconds under this contention, so the waiting writer does
+# not acquire in time. This is a DLM liveness bug, not data corruption. When the
+# holder-side release is fixed these flip to [XPASS] and fail the suite, a
+# reminder to promote them to hard assertions.
+echo "==> 2. distributed lock: cross-mount write coordination"
+dlmfile="dlm_coord.bin"
+newdata="${WORK}/dlm_new.bin"
+head -c 4096 /dev/urandom >"${newdata}"
+
+# Hold the file open for writing on mount 2 via fd 9 -> holds the DLM lock.
+exec 9>"${MOUNT2_SHARE}/${dlmfile}"
+printf 'held-by-mount2' >&9
+
+# Start the SMB write; record its real exit code when it returns.
+rm -f "${WORK}/dlm_put.rc"
+(
+  smbclient "//${SMB_HOST}/${SMB_SHARE}" -p "${SMB_PORT}" \
+    -U "${SMB_USER}%${SMB_PASS}" -m SMB3 -t 120 \
+    -c "put ${newdata} ${dlmfile}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+  echo "$?" >"${WORK}/dlm_put.rc"
+) &
+smb_bg=$!
+
+sleep 4
+if [[ ! -f "${WORK}/dlm_put.rc" ]]; then
+  pass "SMB write blocks while another mount holds the file open"
+else
+  fail "SMB write returned early instead of blocking (rc=$(cat "${WORK}/dlm_put.rc"))"
+fi
+
+# Release mount 2's DLM lock; the blocked SMB write must now complete.
+exec 9>&-
+
+# Wait (bounded) for the SMB put to finish so a stuck handoff fails the test
+# instead of hanging the suite.
+put_rc="timeout"
+for _ in $(seq 1 20); do
+  if [[ -f "${WORK}/dlm_put.rc" ]]; then
+    put_rc="$(cat "${WORK}/dlm_put.rc")"
+    break
+  fi
+  sleep 1
+done
+kill "${smb_bg}" 2>/dev/null
+wait "${smb_bg}" 2>/dev/null
+
+# xfail: the handoff stalls because the lock is freed only on the delayed FUSE
+# Release. A pass here means the holder-side release was fixed.
+if [[ "${put_rc}" == "0" ]]; then
+  xpass "blocked SMB write succeeds after the other mount releases"
+else
+  xfail "blocked SMB write succeeds after the other mount releases (rc=${put_rc})"
+fi
+
+# A correct handoff leaves the SMB writer's payload on disk: mount 1 acquired
+# the lock and wrote after mount 2 released.
+got="${WORK}/dlm_got.bin"
+if smb "get ${dlmfile} ${got}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ "$(md5 "${got}")" == "$(md5 "${newdata}")" ]]; then
+  xpass "post-release content is the SMB writer's payload (correct handoff)"
+else
+  xfail "post-release content is the SMB writer's payload (correct handoff)"
+fi
+
+# 3. Distributed lock integrity: concurrent writers, same file ---------------
+# An SMB writer (mount 1) and a direct writer (mount 2) race on one file. DLM
+# serializes them, so the result must be exactly one of the two payloads.
+echo "==> 3. distributed lock: concurrent writers produce intact data"
+racefile="dlm_race.bin"
+payloadA="${WORK}/dlm_raceA.bin"
+head -c 1048576 /dev/urandom >"${payloadA}"
+payloadB="direct-write-from-mount2-payload"
+(smb "put ${payloadA} ${racefile}" >/dev/null 2>&1) &
+(printf '%s' "${payloadB}" >"${MOUNT2_SHARE}/${racefile}") &
+wait
+racegot="${WORK}/dlm_race_got.bin"
+if smb "get ${racefile} ${racegot}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+  { [[ "$(md5 "${racegot}")" == "$(md5 "${payloadA}")" ]] || [[ "$(cat "${racegot}")" == "${payloadB}" ]]; }; then
+  pass "concurrent same-file writers leave one intact payload"
+else
+  fail "concurrent same-file writers leave one intact payload"
+fi
+
+# 4. Concurrent writers to distinct files ------------------------------------
+echo "==> 4. concurrent writers to distinct files"
+n=6
+declare -a srcs=()
+for i in $(seq 1 "${n}"); do
+  s="${WORK}/cc_${i}.bin"
+  head -c 1048576 /dev/urandom >"${s}"
+  srcs+=("${s}")
+  (smb "put ${s} concurrent_${i}.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1) &
+done
+wait
+all_ok=true
+for i in $(seq 1 "${n}"); do
+  g="${WORK}/cc_got_${i}.bin"
+  if ! smb "get concurrent_${i}.bin ${g}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ||
+    [[ "$(md5 "${srcs[$((i - 1))]}")" != "$(md5 "${g}")" ]]; then
+    all_ok=false
+  fi
+done
+if ${all_ok}; then
+  pass "${n} concurrent distinct-file writes all intact"
+else
+  fail "${n} concurrent distinct-file writes all intact"
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "==> Summary: ${PASS} passed, ${FAIL} failed, ${XFAIL} expected-fail"
+if [[ "${XPASS}" -gt 0 ]]; then
+  echo "==> ${XPASS} check(s) unexpectedly passed - the DLM handoff appears fixed; promote them from xfail to assertions"
+fi
+[[ "${FAIL}" -eq 0 && "${XPASS}" -eq 0 ]]
diff --git a/test/samba/run.sh b/test/samba/run.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..4d8eb3b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/run.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Run the SMB (Samba) integration test against a SeaweedFS FUSE mount.
+#
+# Pipeline:
+#   1. start a self-contained "weed mini" (master + volume + filer in one)
+#   2. mount the filesystem with "weed mount"
+#   3. export a subdirectory of the mount over SMB with smbd
+#   4. drive the share with smbclient (test/samba/smb_tests.sh)
+#
+# Everything runs as the current user on unprivileged ports, so no sudo is
+# required. State lives under a temp work dir and is removed on exit.
+#
+# Requirements: weed in $PATH, fusermount3, and Samba's smbd / smbclient /
+# smbpasswd (Debian/Ubuntu: apt-get install samba smbclient).
+#
+# Usage:
+#   test/samba/run.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+WEED_BIN="${WEED_BIN:-weed}"
+WORK_DIR="${WORK_DIR:-$(mktemp -d /tmp/seaweedfs-samba.XXXXXX)}"
+MOUNT_DIR="${MOUNT_DIR:-${WORK_DIR}/mnt}"
+MOUNT2_DIR="${MOUNT2_DIR:-${WORK_DIR}/mnt2}"
+DATA_DIR="${DATA_DIR:-${WORK_DIR}/data}"
+LOG_DIR="${LOG_DIR:-${WORK_DIR}/logs}"
+STATE_DIR="${WORK_DIR}/samba"
+SHARE_DIR="${MOUNT_DIR}/share"
+SHARE_DIR2="${MOUNT2_DIR}/share"
+
+FILER_PORT="${FILER_PORT:-28888}"
+FILER_ADDR="127.0.0.1:${FILER_PORT}"
+SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT:-4450}"
+SMB_SHARE="seaweedfs"
+SMB_USER="${SMB_USER:-$(id -un)}"
+SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS:-seaweedfs}"
+
+SMBD_BIN="$(command -v smbd || echo /usr/sbin/smbd)"
+SMBPASSWD_BIN="$(command -v smbpasswd || echo /usr/bin/smbpasswd)"
+
+CI_LOG_DIR="/tmp/seaweedfs-samba-logs"
+
+mini_pid=""
+mount_pid=""
+mount2_pid=""
+smbd_pid=""
+
+unmount_dir() {
+  local dir="$1"
+  if mountpoint -q "${dir}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    fusermount3 -u "${dir}" 2>/dev/null ||
+      fusermount -u "${dir}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+}
+
+cleanup() {
+  set +e
+  if [[ -n "${smbd_pid}" ]] && kill -0 "${smbd_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill -TERM "${smbd_pid}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "${smbd_pid}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  for p in "${mount_pid}" "${mount2_pid}"; do
+    if [[ -n "${p}" ]] && kill -0 "${p}" 2>/dev/null; then
+      kill -TERM "${p}" 2>/dev/null || true
+      wait "${p}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    fi
+  done
+  unmount_dir "${MOUNT_DIR}"
+  unmount_dir "${MOUNT2_DIR}"
+  if [[ -n "${mini_pid}" ]] && kill -0 "${mini_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    kill -TERM "${mini_pid}" 2>/dev/null || true
+    wait "${mini_pid}" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+  # Copy logs to a fixed path for CI artifact upload.
+  mkdir -p "${CI_LOG_DIR}"
+  cp "${LOG_DIR}"/*.log "${LOG_DIR}"/*.out "${STATE_DIR}/smbd.log" "${CI_LOG_DIR}/" 2>/dev/null || true
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT INT TERM
+
+mkdir -p "${MOUNT_DIR}" "${MOUNT2_DIR}" "${DATA_DIR}" "${LOG_DIR}" \
+  "${STATE_DIR}/private" "${STATE_DIR}/state" "${STATE_DIR}/cache" \
+  "${STATE_DIR}/lock" "${STATE_DIR}/pid" "${STATE_DIR}/ncalrpc"
+
+# --- 1. weed mini -----------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Starting weed mini on ${FILER_ADDR}"
+"${WEED_BIN}" mini \
+  -dir="${DATA_DIR}" \
+  -ip=127.0.0.1 \
+  -filer.port="${FILER_PORT}" \
+  -s3=false \
+  -webdav=false \
+  -admin.ui=false \
+  >"${LOG_DIR}/mini.log" 2>&1 &
+mini_pid=$!
+
+for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+  if (echo >"/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/${FILER_PORT}") 2>/dev/null; then
+    break
+  fi
+  if ! kill -0 "${mini_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "weed mini exited early; log tail:" >&2
+    tail -n 100 "${LOG_DIR}/mini.log" >&2 || true
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep 0.5
+done
+if ! (echo >"/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/${FILER_PORT}") 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "weed mini filer did not become reachable within 30s; log tail:" >&2
+  tail -n 100 "${LOG_DIR}/mini.log" >&2 || true
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- 2. weed mount (two mounts, both with -dlm) -----------------------------
+# mount_with_dlm <mountpoint> <logfile> <pid-var-name>
+mount_with_dlm() {
+  local dir="$1" log="$2" pidvar="$3" pid
+  echo "==> Mounting SeaweedFS at ${dir} with -dlm"
+  "${WEED_BIN}" mount \
+    -filer="${FILER_ADDR}" \
+    -dir="${dir}" \
+    -filer.path=/ \
+    -dirAutoCreate \
+    -dlm \
+    >"${log}" 2>&1 &
+  pid=$!
+  printf -v "${pidvar}" '%s' "${pid}"
+  for _ in $(seq 1 60); do
+    if mountpoint -q "${dir}"; then
+      return 0
+    fi
+    if ! kill -0 "${pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+      echo "weed mount (${dir}) exited early; log tail:" >&2
+      tail -n 100 "${log}" >&2 || true
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    sleep 0.5
+  done
+  echo "FUSE mount ${dir} did not come up within 30s" >&2
+  tail -n 100 "${log}" >&2 || true
+  exit 1
+}
+
+mount_with_dlm "${MOUNT_DIR}" "${LOG_DIR}/mount.log" mount_pid
+mount_with_dlm "${MOUNT2_DIR}" "${LOG_DIR}/mount2.log" mount2_pid
+
+mkdir -p "${SHARE_DIR}"
+
+# --- 3. smbd ----------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> Generating smb.conf and starting smbd on port ${SMB_PORT}"
+SMB_CONF="${STATE_DIR}/smb.conf"
+sed -e "s#@SHARE_PATH@#${SHARE_DIR}#g" \
+  -e "s#@STATE_DIR@#${STATE_DIR}#g" \
+  -e "s#@SMB_PORT@#${SMB_PORT}#g" \
+  -e "s#@FORCE_USER@#${SMB_USER}#g" \
+  "${SCRIPT_DIR}/smb.conf.template" >"${SMB_CONF}"
+
+printf '%s\n%s\n' "${SMB_PASS}" "${SMB_PASS}" |
+  "${SMBPASSWD_BIN}" -c "${SMB_CONF}" -a -s "${SMB_USER}"
+
+"${SMBD_BIN}" -F --no-process-group -s "${SMB_CONF}" >"${LOG_DIR}/smbd.out" 2>&1 &
+smbd_pid=$!
+
+for i in $(seq 1 60); do
+  if (echo >"/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/${SMB_PORT}") 2>/dev/null; then
+    break
+  fi
+  if ! kill -0 "${smbd_pid}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    echo "smbd exited early; log tail:" >&2
+    tail -n 100 "${LOG_DIR}/smbd.out" "${STATE_DIR}/smbd.log" 2>/dev/null >&2 || true
+    exit 1
+  fi
+  sleep 0.5
+done
+if ! (echo >"/dev/tcp/127.0.0.1/${SMB_PORT}") 2>/dev/null; then
+  echo "smbd did not become reachable within 30s; log tail:" >&2
+  tail -n 100 "${LOG_DIR}/smbd.out" "${STATE_DIR}/smbd.log" 2>/dev/null >&2 || true
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# --- 4. run the test batteries ---------------------------------------------
+rc=0
+
+echo "==> Running SMB functional test battery"
+SMB_HOST=127.0.0.1 \
+  SMB_SHARE="${SMB_SHARE}" \
+  SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT}" \
+  SMB_USER="${SMB_USER}" \
+  SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS}" \
+  SHARE_FS_PATH="${SHARE_DIR}" \
+  "${SCRIPT_DIR}/smb_tests.sh" || rc=1
+
+echo "==> Running SMB locking / concurrency test battery"
+SMB_HOST=127.0.0.1 \
+  SMB_SHARE="${SMB_SHARE}" \
+  SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT}" \
+  SMB_USER="${SMB_USER}" \
+  SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS}" \
+  MOUNT_SHARE="${SHARE_DIR}" \
+  MOUNT2_SHARE="${SHARE_DIR2}" \
+  "${SCRIPT_DIR}/lock_tests.sh" || rc=1
+
+exit "${rc}"
diff --git a/test/samba/run_inside_container.sh b/test/samba/run_inside_container.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9452ec153
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/run_inside_container.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Runs the SMB test batteries inside the samba container against the local smbd,
+# which serves /mnt/seaweedfs/share over a SeaweedFS FUSE mount. A second FUSE
+# mount (/mnt/seaweedfs2) backs the distributed-locking tests.
+# Invoked via: docker compose exec samba /run_inside_container.sh
+set -euo pipefail
+
+export SMB_HOST=127.0.0.1
+export SMB_SHARE=seaweedfs
+export SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT:-445}"
+export SMB_USER="${SMB_USER:-smbtest}"
+export SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS:-smbtest}"
+export SHARE_FS_PATH="${SHARE_FS_PATH:-/mnt/seaweedfs/share}"
+export MOUNT_SHARE="${MOUNT_SHARE:-/mnt/seaweedfs/share}"
+export MOUNT2_SHARE="${MOUNT2_SHARE:-/mnt/seaweedfs2/share}"
+
+rc=0
+echo "############ SMB functional tests ############"
+/smb_tests.sh || rc=1
+echo
+echo "############ SMB locking / concurrency tests ############"
+/lock_tests.sh || rc=1
+exit "${rc}"
diff --git a/test/samba/smb.conf.template b/test/samba/smb.conf.template
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e89f275f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/smb.conf.template
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[global]
+    server role = standalone server
+    workgroup = WORKGROUP
+    server string = SeaweedFS FUSE Samba test
+    security = user
+    server min protocol = SMB2
+    smb ports = @SMB_PORT@
+    bind interfaces only = yes
+    interfaces = lo 127.0.0.1
+
+    # Self-contained state so smbd can run rootless and leaves nothing behind
+    # outside the test work directory.
+    private dir = @STATE_DIR@/private
+    state directory = @STATE_DIR@/state
+    cache directory = @STATE_DIR@/cache
+    lock directory = @STATE_DIR@/lock
+    pid directory = @STATE_DIR@/pid
+    ncalrpc dir = @STATE_DIR@/ncalrpc
+    log file = @STATE_DIR@/smbd.log
+    log level = 1
+    usershare max shares = 0
+
+    # No printing subsystem in a file-server test.
+    load printers = no
+    printing = bsd
+    printcap name = /dev/null
+    disable spoolss = yes
+
+    # The SeaweedFS FUSE mount does not implement the full xattr / DOS-attribute
+    # surface Samba uses by default. Disabling these avoids spurious
+    # NT_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED / EOPNOTSUPP errors unrelated to data integrity.
+    ea support = no
+    store dos attributes = no
+    map archive = no
+    map hidden = no
+    map system = no
+    map readonly = no
+
+    # A network-filesystem backend should not advertise local oplocks/leases.
+    oplocks = no
+    level2 oplocks = no
+    kernel oplocks = no
+    posix locking = no
+
+[seaweedfs]
+    path = @SHARE_PATH@
+    comment = SeaweedFS share backed by a FUSE mount
+    browseable = yes
+    read only = no
+    create mask = 0644
+    directory mask = 0755
+    force user = @FORCE_USER@
diff --git a/test/samba/smb_tests.sh b/test/samba/smb_tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9fca446da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/samba/smb_tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# SMB protocol test battery against a Samba share backed by a SeaweedFS FUSE
+# mount. Driven both by the local runner (test/samba/run.sh) and by the Docker
+# harness (run_inside_container.sh).
+#
+# Required env:
+#   SMB_USER   samba username
+#   SMB_PASS   samba password
+# Optional env:
+#   SMB_HOST   samba host                (default 127.0.0.1)
+#   SMB_SHARE  share name                (default seaweedfs)
+#   SMB_PORT   smbd port                 (default 445)
+#   SHARE_FS_PATH  directory on the FUSE mount that backs the share. When set,
+#                  the suite also checks cross-protocol consistency: data written
+#                  over SMB is visible on the FUSE mount, and vice versa.
+set -uo pipefail
+
+SMB_HOST="${SMB_HOST:-127.0.0.1}"
+SMB_SHARE="${SMB_SHARE:-seaweedfs}"
+SMB_PORT="${SMB_PORT:-445}"
+SMB_USER="${SMB_USER:?SMB_USER is required}"
+SMB_PASS="${SMB_PASS:?SMB_PASS is required}"
+SHARE_FS_PATH="${SHARE_FS_PATH:-}"
+
+WORK="$(mktemp -d /tmp/samba-smbtest.XXXXXX)"
+trap 'rm -rf "${WORK}"' EXIT
+
+PASS=0
+FAIL=0
+pass() { printf '  [PASS] %s\n' "$1"; PASS=$((PASS + 1)); }
+fail() { printf '  [FAIL] %s\n' "$1"; FAIL=$((FAIL + 1)); }
+
+# Run one or more smbclient commands (separated by ';') against the share.
+smb() {
+  smbclient "//${SMB_HOST}/${SMB_SHARE}" -p "${SMB_PORT}" \
+    -U "${SMB_USER}%${SMB_PASS}" -m SMB3 -c "$1"
+}
+
+md5() { md5sum "$1" | awk '{print $1}'; }
+
+echo "==> Target //${SMB_HOST}/${SMB_SHARE} (port ${SMB_PORT}) as ${SMB_USER}"
+[[ -n "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]] && echo "==> Cross-protocol checks against ${SHARE_FS_PATH}"
+
+# 1. Connectivity ------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 1. connectivity"
+if smb "ls" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pass "connect and list share root"
+else
+  fail "connect and list share root"
+fi
+
+# 2. Upload / download round-trip -------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 2. upload / download round-trip"
+src="${WORK}/src.bin"
+head -c 1048576 /dev/urandom >"${src}" # 1 MiB
+if smb "put ${src} roundtrip.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pass "put 1 MiB file"
+else
+  fail "put 1 MiB file"
+fi
+got="${WORK}/got.bin"
+if smb "get roundtrip.bin ${got}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ "$(md5 "${src}")" == "$(md5 "${got}")" ]]; then
+  pass "get returns identical content"
+else
+  fail "get returns identical content"
+fi
+if [[ -n "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -f "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/roundtrip.bin" ]] && [[ "$(md5 "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/roundtrip.bin")" == "$(md5 "${src}")" ]]; then
+    pass "SMB-written file visible on FUSE mount with identical content"
+  else
+    fail "SMB-written file visible on FUSE mount with identical content"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 3. Directory operations ----------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 3. directory operations"
+if smb "mkdir docs; cd docs; put ${src} nested.bin; ls" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pass "mkdir + put into subdirectory"
+else
+  fail "mkdir + put into subdirectory"
+fi
+if [[ -z "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" || -f "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/docs/nested.bin" ]]; then
+  pass "nested file present"
+else
+  fail "nested file present"
+fi
+
+# 4. Rename ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 4. rename"
+if smb "rename roundtrip.bin renamed.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  pass "rename file"
+else
+  fail "rename file"
+fi
+renback="${WORK}/renamed.bin"
+if smb "get renamed.bin ${renback}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && [[ "$(md5 "${renback}")" == "$(md5 "${src}")" ]]; then
+  pass "renamed file readable with original content"
+else
+  fail "renamed file readable with original content"
+fi
+if [[ -n "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]]; then
+  if [[ -f "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/renamed.bin" && ! -e "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/roundtrip.bin" ]]; then
+    pass "rename reflected on FUSE mount"
+  else
+    fail "rename reflected on FUSE mount"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 5. Large file (exercises SeaweedFS chunking) -------------------------------
+echo "==> 5. large file (SeaweedFS chunking)"
+big="${WORK}/big.bin"
+head -c 67108864 /dev/urandom >"${big}" # 64 MiB
+bigback="${WORK}/big.back"
+if smb "put ${big} big.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+  smb "get big.bin ${bigback}" >/dev/null 2>&1 &&
+  [[ "$(md5 "${big}")" == "$(md5 "${bigback}")" ]]; then
+  pass "64 MiB put/get round-trip"
+else
+  fail "64 MiB put/get round-trip"
+fi
+
+# 6. Recursive upload --------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 6. recursive upload"
+tree="${WORK}/tree"
+mkdir -p "${tree}/a/b"
+echo one >"${tree}/f1.txt"
+echo two >"${tree}/a/f2.txt"
+echo three >"${tree}/a/b/f3.txt"
+if (cd "${WORK}" && smb "recurse ON; prompt OFF; mput tree" >/dev/null 2>&1) &&
+  { [[ -z "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]] || [[ -f "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/tree/a/b/f3.txt" ]]; }; then
+  pass "recursive mput"
+else
+  fail "recursive mput"
+fi
+
+# 7. Cross-protocol read (FUSE writes, SMB reads) ----------------------------
+if [[ -n "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]]; then
+  echo "==> 7. cross-protocol read (FUSE write -> SMB read)"
+  echo "written-via-fuse" >"${SHARE_FS_PATH}/from_fuse.txt"
+  cpb="${WORK}/from_fuse.back"
+  if smb "get from_fuse.txt ${cpb}" >/dev/null 2>&1 && grep -q written-via-fuse "${cpb}"; then
+    pass "FUSE-written file readable over SMB"
+  else
+    fail "FUSE-written file readable over SMB"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# 8. Delete ------------------------------------------------------------------
+echo "==> 8. delete"
+smb "del renamed.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1
+smb "del big.bin" >/dev/null 2>&1
+smb "deltree docs" >/dev/null 2>&1
+smb "deltree tree" >/dev/null 2>&1
+if [[ -n "${SHARE_FS_PATH}" ]]; then
+  if [[ ! -e "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/renamed.bin" && ! -e "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/big.bin" &&
+    ! -e "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/docs" && ! -e "${SHARE_FS_PATH}/tree" ]]; then
+    pass "delete files and directory trees"
+  else
+    fail "delete files and directory trees"
+  fi
+else
+  if ! smb "get renamed.bin /dev/null" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    pass "deleted file no longer retrievable"
+  else
+    fail "deleted file no longer retrievable"
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo
+echo "==> Summary: ${PASS} passed, ${FAIL} failed"
+[[ "${FAIL}" -eq 0 ]]
diff --git a/weed/cluster/lock_client.go b/weed/cluster/lock_client.go
index d1ce242f6..d84f51bef 100644
--- a/weed/cluster/lock_client.go
+++ b/weed/cluster/lock_client.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/glog"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb"
 	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/pb/filer_pb"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/util"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +36,7 @@ type LiveLock struct {
 	expireAtNs          int64
 	hostFiler           pb.ServerAddress
 	cancelCh            chan struct{}
+	renewalDone         chan struct{} // closed when the renewal goroutine exits; nil if there is none
 	grpcDialOption      grpc.DialOption
 	isLocked            int32 // 0 = unlocked, 1 = locked; use atomic operations
 	self                string
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ func (lc *LockClient) NewBlockingLongLivedLock(key, owner string, lockTTL time.D
 	// Block until acquired
 	lock.retryUntilLocked(lockTTL)
 	// Start renewal goroutine using a ticker for interruptible sleep
+	lock.renewalDone = make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(lock.renewalDone)
 		renewInterval := lockTTL / 2
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(renewInterval)
 		defer ticker.Stop()
@@ -119,7 +121,9 @@ func (lc *LockClient) StartLongLivedLock(key string, owner string, onLockOwnerCh
 	if lock.lockTTL == 0 {
 		lock.lockTTL = lock_manager.LiveLockTTL
 	}
+	lock.renewalDone = make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
+		defer close(lock.renewalDone)
 		renewInterval := lock.lockTTL / 2
 		isLocked := false
 		lockOwner := ""
@@ -149,30 +153,39 @@ func (lc *LockClient) StartLongLivedLock(key string, owner string, onLockOwnerCh
 				onLockOwnerChange(lock.LockOwner())
 				lockOwner = lock.LockOwner()
 			}
+			// Sleep until the next attempt, but wake immediately on Stop() so
+			// the goroutine exits and closes renewalDone before Stop()'s bounded
+			// wait elapses. An uninterruptible sleep here (up to 5*renewInterval
+			// when unlocked) can outlast that wait and break the shutdown
+			// synchronization.
+			sleepFor := renewInterval
+			if !isLocked {
+				sleepFor = 5 * renewInterval
+			}
+			timer := time.NewTimer(sleepFor)
 			select {
 			case <-lock.cancelCh:
+				timer.Stop()
 				return
-			default:
-				if isLocked {
-					time.Sleep(renewInterval)
-				} else {
-					time.Sleep(5 * renewInterval)
-				}
+			case <-timer.C:
 			}
 		}
 	}()
 	return
 }
 
+// retryUntilLocked blocks until the lock is acquired, polling at the steady
+// short cadence that AttemptToLock already enforces on contention (~1s). It
+// deliberately avoids util.RetryUntil's exponential backoff (which grows to
+// several seconds): when a holder on another mount releases the lock, the
+// waiter must pick it up promptly, otherwise cross-mount write handoff stalls
+// long enough to time out clients.
 func (lock *LiveLock) retryUntilLocked(lockDuration time.Duration) {
-	util.RetryUntil("create lock:"+lock.key, func() error {
-		return lock.AttemptToLock(lockDuration)
-	}, func(err error) (shouldContinue bool) {
-		if err != nil {
-			glog.Warningf("create lock %s: %s", lock.key, err)
+	for lock.renewToken == "" {
+		if err := lock.AttemptToLock(lockDuration); err != nil {
+			glog.V(1).Infof("create lock %s: %v", lock.key, err)
 		}
-		return lock.renewToken == ""
-	})
+	}
 }
 
 func (lock *LiveLock) AttemptToLock(lockDuration time.Duration) error {
@@ -226,10 +239,27 @@ func (lock *LiveLock) Stop() error {
 		close(lock.cancelCh)
 	}
 
-	// Wait a brief moment for the goroutine to see the closed channel
-	// This reduces the race condition window where the goroutine might
-	// attempt one more lock operation after we've released the lock
-	time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	// Wait for the renewal goroutine to fully exit before unlocking. A renewal
+	// in flight when we close cancelCh rotates renewToken on the server; if we
+	// then unlock with the token we read here, the unlock fails with a token
+	// mismatch and the lock lingers until its TTL expires — blocking other
+	// mounts waiting on the same file. Waiting for the goroutine to return also
+	// makes the renewToken read below race-free (channel close = happens-before).
+	if lock.renewalDone != nil {
+		select {
+		case <-lock.renewalDone:
+		case <-time.After(lock.lockTTL + 2*time.Second):
+			// The renewal goroutine is wedged, almost certainly in a stuck
+			// renewal RPC. Do not unlock here: the renewToken may be rotated
+			// when that RPC finally returns, so an unlock sent now could race
+			// it, be rejected on a stale token, and leave the lock lingering
+			// anyway. cancelCh is closed, so the goroutine stops renewing once
+			// its in-flight call returns and the lock then expires within its
+			// TTL on its own.
+			glog.Warningf("lock %s: renewal goroutine still running at shutdown; letting lock expire via TTL", lock.key)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 
 	// Also release the lock if held
 	// Note: We intentionally don't clear renewToken here because