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OSR5 FAQ

Is it possible to have more than one instance of custom running ?

John Boland posted the following a while ago (please change the reference to SCO OS 5.0.2 (5.0.2Dp) with the one related to the 5.0.x version you're using) :


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 The lock file is:


 
 /var/opt/K/SCO/Unix/5.0.2Dp/custom/client.lock







 
 Move this file aside and you can run as many Software Managers (custom)
 as you like.


 
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Contributed by Roberto Zini

More recent versions put the file in a different place, but just do a "find / -name client.lock".




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  • Nov 21 07:55
    @loudmouthman: correct, but how do you prove ANYTHING like that is accurate? You can't. A text file is no better or worse than anything.
  • Nov 21 07:40
    @loudmouthman: well, a digital signature could prove it hadn't been altered. Text is no more insecure than anything else in that sense.









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