Odd Global .lockfile problem (multiple replies)

[Bob Stockler]

Silas Martinez wrote (on Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 09:26:03AM -0700):

| Laura Brody wrote:
| ...
| >
| >    What is an empty lockfile? Please describe.
| >
| >    What is the exact error message when the problem
| >occurs?
| Empty lockfile -
| 
| shell$ cat lockfile
| shell$

A lockfile is a binary file, so 'cat' tells you nothing
of its contents . . . use 'hd' or 'od'.  It will hold
all NULs if it's empty.

Bob

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