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Solaris mailx(1) lockfile bug
From: optyx <optyx () UBERHAX0R NET>
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2000 12:12:17 -0800
mailx(1) bug: when mailx is run it creates a lockfile in /var/mail and links it to /var/mail/username.lock open("/var/mail/rootSxa4Mv", O_RDWR|O_CREAT|O_EXCL, 0600) = 4 link("/var/mail/rootSxa4Mv", "/var/mail/root.lock") = 0 if the file /var/mail/username.lock exists and it can delete the file, mailx will hang for a while then exit, deleting the /var/mail/username.lock file if the file /var/mail/username.lock exists and cannot be deleted, mailx will hang and not exit. the user can control-C out of mailx. an example shell script is attached. to fix this rm /var/mail/*.lock. -Optyx, Uberhax0r Communications http://www.uberhax0r.net - leeter than dog
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