From: Michael A. Irons (mirons@ccs.northeastern.edu)
Date: 09/30/92 

From: mirons@ccs.northeastern.edu (Michael A. Irons)
Subject: Re: File locking under Linux
Date: 30 Sep 1992 22:04:34 GMT

        Erik;

  If linux does it POSIX then locking is done with ioctl's. Also be fore-warned
that POSIX file locking is ADVISORY, and is not enforced. As such other, bad &
naughty, programs can do things to your files, even though they are 'locked'.

                                                Mike Irons 

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