Re: procmail stalling

*selah* <soma(_at_)dorsai(_dot_)org> writes:
> Up to a few days ago procmail was functioning fine. Now it stalls and
> hangs and we end up with a locked folder.
>
> Is there a way to unlock the folder? Also, any suggestions about how to
> fix it?
There may be an orphaned kernel lock, in which case the only solution
is to copy the mailbox to a new file.

Kill off hanging procmails first, then:

        lockfile inbox1.lock
        cp inbox1 inbox1.temp
        mv inbox1.temp inbox1
        rm -f inbox1.lock


Philip Guenther