Index: fs/src/fs/org/jnode/fs/service/def/FileHandleImpl.java
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--- fs/src/fs/org/jnode/fs/service/def/FileHandleImpl.java	(revision 5663)
+++ fs/src/fs/org/jnode/fs/service/def/FileHandleImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@
                 // here
                 throw new RuntimeException(e);
             }
+        } else if (mode.canRead() && mode.canWrite()) {
+            fileOffset = file.getLength();
         }
     }