SUMMARY: lockfile not found?

From: Mark Schlam <mslist_at_castle.beaver.edu>
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 14:59:16 -0400 (EDT)

As usual, lightning fast responses!
Thanks John and Bob


Original Post:
> Any ideas what the sirihs00.lock not found refers to in the msg below?
>
> # cd /var/spool/mail
> # ls *.lock
> sirihs00.lock not found
> dimauroc.lock wilsoj93.lock
> # ls sirihs00.lock

John Speno responded
I think it means that the file was there for a short time, but not long
enought for ls to do a 'stat' on it.

In other words, it's nothing bad. You just missed it.

Bob Sloane responded
> # ls *.lock

When you typed in the command the shell expanded the *.lock, and the
file sirihs00.lock existed. By the time ls got around to listing the
file, it had been deleted, causing the "not found" message.
Received on Tue Apr 07 1998 - 20:57:46 NZST

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