Giuseppe, > Is the locked "state" detectable in some way? Because if > so, maybe there could be some special thing in the "init" script: it > will start amavis in a way to preserve or create the DB > (Amavis::DB::init(1)), and if after a certain timeout amavis is not yet > started or would result locked, then it will try to start amavisd again > with passing some command line option to tell to discard the DB as > currently done (Amavis::DB::init(0)). WDYT? Is that feasible?
I haven't been able to find a way to detect it, except by trying to open a database in a separate process, and kill it if it can't do it in reasonable time. Even the bdb utility programs like db_dump and db_recover just hang on such database. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Register Now for Creativity and Technology (CaT), June 3rd, NYC. CaT is a gathering of tech-side developers & brand creativity professionals. Meet the minds behind Google Creative Lab, Visual Complexity, Processing, & iPhoneDevCamp asthey present alongside digital heavyweights like Barbarian Group, R/GA, & Big Spaceship. http://www.creativitycat.com _______________________________________________ AMaViS-user mailing list AMaViS-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/amavis-user AMaViS-FAQ:http://www.amavis.org/amavis-faq.php3 AMaViS-HowTos:http://www.amavis.org/howto/
