From: UnixOS2 Archive
To: "UnixOS2 Archive" <UnixOS2_Archive at unixos2.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:03:14 EST-10EDT,10,-1,0,7200,3,-1,0,7200,3600
Subject: [UnixOS2_Archive] No. 97

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Saturday 12 April 2003
 Number  97
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Subjects for today
 
1  Re:  Deleting \socket\syslog : Dave and Natalie" <dave_yeo at mindlink.bc.ca>
2   OT perl & flock : Dave Saville" <dave.saville at ntlworld.com>
3  Re:  OT perl & flock : Henry Sobotka <sobotka at axess.com>

**= Email   1 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 10:10:57 -0800
From:  "Dave and Natalie" <dave_yeo at mindlink.bc.ca>
Subject:  Re:  Deleting \socket\syslog

On Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:56:24 +0100, John Poltorak wrote:

>
>Can anyone suggest how I would go about deleting \socket\syslog ?
>
>
>I think this was created by SYSLOGD, but has remained after I killed the 
>program, and now I can't restart it.

I have a program here that does that.

                  Upload Information Template for Hobbes.nmsu.edu
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Archive Filename: soclose
Short Description: soclose - Socket closer
Long Description: soclose - Socket closer
                   Lets you close any socket given its socket
                   descriptor ID, obtained with the NETSTAT -s
                   command. Useful for ending some kinds of PM
                   programs or for freeing up active side sockets
                   stuck in the CLOSE_WAIT state.

proposed directory
    for placement: /pub/os2/util/network



**= Email   2 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 12:14:30 +0100 (BST)
From:  "Dave Saville" <dave.saville at ntlworld.com>
Subject:   OT perl & flock

Guys

Do we think flock works on OS/2?

If so, I know that you need an open file handle to put a lock on, but
surely to take one off it must work on a closed file handle -
otherwise there would be a window between releasing the lock and
closing the file.

open FILEHANDLE, "somefile";
flock FILEHANDLE, $LOCK_EX;

stuff

close FILEHANDLE;
flock FILEHANDLE, $LOCK_UN;

??

TIA

-- 
Regards

Dave Saville


**= Email   3 ==========================**

Date:  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 12:29:15 -0400
From:  Henry Sobotka <sobotka at axess.com>
Subject:  Re:  OT perl & flock

Dave Saville wrote:
> 
> close FILEHANDLE;
> flock FILEHANDLE, $LOCK_UN;

Closing the file automatically releases any locks.

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