WARNING - LONG STORY I'm sorry Tim - I told a lie!
The first User to login for the day causes the inode table to be refreshed. The logic is built in (through subroutines) called by ALL programs that update files. Should a "lock" occur the subroutine rerefreshes before notifying the User. The Users are told, with a bottom line message, which record is locked, in which file, by whom, running which program. Like :- "Trying To Access PRODUCT MASTER FILE 99999999 Locked By Fred User In Program" No actual file names rather file descriptions are displayed. Security measure! The subroutine then "beeps" every second and loops on the lock. The User knows who to contact and whose "butt" to kick! I thought of including a phone number but "Big Sister" said No! Only the IT dept can query the full lock status with a function that reports on all locks set including the deadly embraces (UniVerse calls them Waiters) in progress, which Users are involved, which files, which records and how long each User has been "idle" so we (IT) know who has gone for a cup of coffee or gone home! We are in five States, and three (?) time zones. Complications occur when untrained (or impatient) Users "kill" their telnet sessions and "go home" leaving the lock in place then IT must use UNLOCK User etc etc. Pardon my "lie", I did all this about 15 years ago! With a few tweaks as Unixes ( Unixi :) ) changed from time to time with hardware (and software) updates etc. I warned you it was a long story! Louis ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Snyder" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [U2] File name of the RECORDS which are listed in LIST.READU output : "Louis Windsor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 08/06/2005 04:12:35 AM: : : > I do the same but every time you login. : : The context of this is a bit blurred due to over-quoting, so I just want : to make sure I understood correctly. Does "the same" mean going through : all file references in an account and creating an entry in an i-node table : for each? And does "you" mean every user? : : If so, you may want to reconsider this strategy. If you have five people : logging on simultaneously, each of them is buzzing through the VOC, <<snip>> ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
