From: Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 01:21:38 GMT
Subject: lockfiles & fork()
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.63.0610280319250.26682@wbgn013.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de>

Hi,

when you setup a lockfile, and then fork(), you could easily end up with 
atexit() kicking in to remove the lockfile, before the main process has a 
chance to commit. (Yes, I need to hold the lock long before the fork()).

Any ideas how to solve the problem?

Ciao,
Dscho