even if process A does recv the file descriptions thru sockets how will it use the file object of process B?
On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Luciano Rocha <luci...@eurotux.com> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 02:20:00PM +0530, krushnaal pai wrote: > > i have 2 completely different processes A and B (they do not have any > > relationship) > > > > suppose A opens a file with file descriptor 4 and > > B opens another file with file descriptor 5 > > > > can process A use the fd 5 (i.e using the file object of processs B) by > any > > means.. > > You can pass file descriptions using unix sockets. Check "man 7 unix" > for instructions. > > > if suppose i let the fd 4 of process A to point to the file object of > > process B(fd 5) > > > > will it work? > > No. They will not share the file descriptor (offsets, flags, mode etc. > will not be shared). > > > -- > Luciano Rocha <luci...@eurotux.com> > Eurotux Informática, S.A. <http://www.eurotux.com/> >
