fkittred@bbn.com (Fletcher Kittredge) (04/21/89)
In article <5318@cs.utexas.edu> merworth@cs.utexas.edu (Boyd Merworth) writes: >I am experiencing a file locking failure using MUSH on an HP9000/350 >running HPUX 6.0. I have built MUSH with the following defines: > > -DSYSV -DCURSES -DREGCMP -DUSG -DDOT_LOCK -DHOMEMAIL > >When running over NFS and using MUSH on new mail, after reading and >typing "q" to quit the mailer, the home mailbox file has shrunk and >MUSH reinitializes, destroying the contents of the home mailbox. > >Has anyone ported MUSH successfully to an HP9000/350 running NFS and >would be willing to share what they have done? > File locking across NFS does not work on any version of HP-UX before 6.5/3.1. You need a lock manager to do NFS file locking, and the previous versions didn't have it. On the same note: glad to see HP has finally got a NFS file lock manager, but when will HP have a network licence manager? Maybe Apollo's? regards, fletcher Fletcher E. Kittredge fkittred@bbn.com