Re: passwd file locking (was Re: New!!!: Base-passwd 2.0)

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Subject: Re: passwd file locking (was Re: New!!!: Base-passwd 2.0)
From: Guy Maor <maor@ece.utexas.edu>
Date: 23 Jan 1997 20:00:25 -0600
Message-id: <[🔎] 87wwt3x26e.fsf@slip-79-5.ots.utexas.edu>
In-reply-to: marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl's message of Thu, 23 Jan 1997 22:40:45 +0100 (MET)
References: <[🔎] m0vnWt4-0007vDC@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl>

marekm@i17linuxb.ists.pwr.wroc.pl (Marek Michalkiewicz) writes:

> BTW, I wonder why it has been decided to use the *.lock convention for
> locking mailboxes.

Is fcntl() reliable over NFS?


Guy


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