Re: Is mkdir guaranteed to be 'atomic' ??

[Marc W]

> -----------------------------
> From:  Nate Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

> > >Are there filesystem type cases where this might not be the case 
> > >(NFS being my main concern ....)
> > 
> > No.
> 
> Yes.  NFS doesn't guarantee atomicity, because it can't.  If the
mkdir
> call returns, you have no guarantee that the remote directory has
been
> created (caching, errors, etc...)

    I can handle it if there is a case where both fail, but is there a
case where both can SUCCEED ?? 

    marc.


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