greenber@acf4.UUCP (10/17/84)
<> In all of the routines that I've used, the kernel call for locking a file require you to have "adequate" privledge. In order to lock a file on read, you must be owner or have write permission. Otherwise, the lock call either fails, or times out after about 2 "big" ticks.. It seems to work like a charm, and we haven't had any problem with it (though I'm keeping my fingers crossed!) Ross M. Greenberg @ NYU ----> allegra!cmcl2!acf4!greenber <----