if ( !isOpen() ) {
            // one extra acquire to keep this open till the stream is released
            this.handle = this.file.openUnshared(this.openFlags, this.access, this.sharing, SmbConstants.ATTR_NORMAL, 0).acquire();
            if ( this.append ) {
                this.fp = this.handle.getInitialSize();
                if ( log.isDebugEnabled() ) {
                    log.debug("File pointer is at " + this.fp);