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Subject: Re: chroot vs namespaces (Was: Sys(k)logd running as non-root)
From: Kev (klmitchMIT.EDU)
Date: Fri Sep 22 2000 - 13:25:17 CDT

> > > I've already proposed lockpid(2) (on this list a year ago), which can
> > > be used to solve more than just the pidfile race.
> >
> > Hmmm, I suppose so, but something feels so, uh, un-UNIX about it. Will
>
> I don't agree. You must be talking of what you think lockpid(2) is.
> lockpid(2) doesn't even affect PID allocation (a "locked" PID may be
> re-used).

hmmm...could you describe what lockpid(2) does, then? I have forgotten
both the original email and the location of the archives ;) 

-- 
Kevin L. Mitchell <klmitchmit.edu>