Re: [Shorewall-users] Shorewall 4.4.22.3

[Ed W <li...@wi...>]

On 21/08/2011 20:00, Tom Eastep wrote:
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> On Aug 21, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Tom Eastep wrote:
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>> On Aug 21, 2011, at 9:46 AM, Tom Eastep wrote:
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>>> /usr/bin/lockfile does not store the locker's PID in the file; as far as I can tell, the file always contains '0' (with no newline). Using that program is the preferred way to create a lock file, since doing it in the shell is race-prone. But I'll see what I can do for 4.4.23.
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>> Ed,
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>> I've added stale lock file detection/removal in the 4.4.23 branch.
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> I've also discovered that the way that I'm invoking lockfile is rather braindead. I've also corrected that in the 4.4.23 branch and, if I create another 4.4.22 point release, I'll include it there as well.

Many thanks - I will look into the changes ASAP

Ed W