> > A file, let's say, /path/to/a/file, is being modified by > > an unknown process P(u) at random times. Unfortunately, > > the name of the program ran by P(u) is unknown. > > Have you tried moving the file elsewhere and seeing if anyone > complains about the absence?
No, P(u) obviously fails silently. There's nothing recorded by syslog, no messages on the console, and no core dumps... > Or writing a program that locks the file? That was a good idea. However, P(u) didn't seem to take a lock. Advisory locks are just that: if P(u) doesn't lock the file, existing locks don't matter at all. Do we have mandatory locks in FreeBSD? Thank you. -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
