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Diffstat (limited to 'lib-src/movemail.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib-src/movemail.c | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib-src/movemail.c b/lib-src/movemail.c index 252e9a923d3..83a9fed2acc 100644 --- a/lib-src/movemail.c +++ b/lib-src/movemail.c @@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ main (argc, argv) #ifndef MAIL_USE_MMDF #ifndef MAIL_USE_SYSTEM_LOCK - /* Use a lock file named /usr/spool/mail/$USER.lock: + /* Use a lock file named after our first argument with .lock appended: If it exists, the mail file is locked. */ /* Note: this locking mechanism is *required* by the mailer (on systems which use it) to prevent loss of mail. @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ main (argc, argv) WILL occasionally cause loss of mail due to timing errors! So, if creation of the lock file fails - due to access permission on /usr/spool/mail, + due to access permission on the mail spool directory, you simply MUST change the permission and/or make movemail a setgid program so it can create lock files properly. |