Re: lock files

[Al Hudson <nospam [at] york.ac.uk>]

On Sun, 9 Jan 2000, ross wrote:

> anyone know where Netscape keeps track of the lock files?

$HOME/.netscape/, it's called lock.

> i moved my home directory and mail folders and now i get an error
> message from netscape saying my netscape files are in use and that i
> should delete the ../.netscape/lock file..... it's not in this path!

Are you sure? Have you tried rm $HOME/.netscape/lock ?

> this hasn't effected any other users.

How did you move your home directory? Where to?

> i tried deleteing my user entry and then recreating it....
> i tried changing my uid.....
> i deleted all mail and .netscape files and folder.......

The last one should have done the trick, certainly. If it's just one user
affected, then it's something to do with that user's setup. You haven't
changed the netscape config for that user have you? I.e., redirecting it
or something?

Cheers,

Alex.

p.s. - Didn't Kwvdial come out recently?

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