Is sun_mailtool_compatibility = yes
placed in the .mailrc file?
Where can I get more info?
Thanks
-Marshal-
On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Lars Hecking wrote:
==>Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 16:35:43 +0100
==>From: Lars Hecking <lhecking(_at_)nmrc(_dot_)ie>
==>To: procmail(_at_)lists(_dot_)rwth-aachen(_dot_)de
==>Subject: Re: mailbox lock problem with mailtool
==>
==>Marshal Benton writes:
==>> Has anyone seen a mailbox locking problem
==>> when using procmail in conjunction with
==>> the Sun mailtool on solaris 2.5 and 2.6 over nfs?
==>>
==>> I have a network of 1200 individuals and when I
==>> enable procmail as Mlocal in sendmail, 10 individuals
==>> have problems getting mail delivered. The procmail
==>> delivery process hangs around for ever (never dies).
==>> After several hours, the number of processes build
==>> to a large number and the CPU utilization goes to 25.
==>> Everything works fine when I switch the delivery agent
==>> back to /bin/mail.
==>>
==>> The procmail log file indicates:
==>> procmail: Forcing lock on "user.locl"
==>> procmail: Forced unlock denied on "user.lock"
==>>
==>> All individuals use the mailtool.
==>>
==>> Any fixes? I did not see any bug reports.
==>
==> The postfix config files have the following note:
==>
==># The sun_mailtool_compatibility parameter disables kernel file locks
==># on mailboxes. This is needed on SUN workstations because the mailtool
==># program keeps an exclusive kernel lock while its window is open.
==># SUN software uses user.lock files only. Unless you remove all SUN
==># mail software, kernel locks just give a false sense of security.
==>#
==>#sun_mailtool_compatibility = yes
==>
==> The corresponding code is in global/deliver_flock.c, if someone
==> wants to look at it.
==>
==>
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