From f7f8635da500744dc907b9ba21f66a862d1876e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Tue, 18 Jul 1995 00:05:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Comment change. --- lib-src/movemail.c | 4 ++-- 1 file 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. -- 2.39.2