Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-32,: Re: lockd errors

# Re: lockd errors

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 11 Aug 1999 18:17:23 +0100 (BST)

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> [ please excuse the answer here from a FreeBSD user ]
Why ?

>
> > elm reports that:
> > Cannot flock folder "/var/spool/mail/root"! [No locks available]
>
> It is my understanding that the lockd in the free Unix communities does
> not work as expected (ie. as the Sun lockd does)

Linux 2.0 doesnt have a lockd support. You are absolutely right. Linux 2.2
does but if your server is 2.0 that doesn't help

> Recompile elm directing it to use dot-locking only.

Bingo

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