lray@CIVILGATE.CE.UIUC.EDU (Leland Ray) (12/07/89)
Ahh, the infamous node 0 lock.
The short answer: get rid of the lock using /com/ulkob. It will do it
regardless of the node ID locking the object.
The long answer: say a user has locked a file called /meat/steak. Then
the user decides to change the name of the directory from /meat to /food.
So, the user, while locking steak, changes the directory using chn (or mv).
The next time he tries to create a file in /food, he will be very depressed,
for the node will appear to hang for a while and do nothing.
Well, if you view the lock table from the offending machine, you will see
a directory locked by node 0.
This used to happen all the time at SR9. I just tried it at SR10 and it no
longer happens, so I would wager that this is fixed.
Just spendin' my days, Leland Ray
Systems Administrator
Soakin' in them cathode rays. UIUC - Dept. Civil Engineering
(217) 333-3821