Re: Lock IFS Directory

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe this might help you out.

http://search400.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid3_gci1097045_mem1,00.html

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM, Jack Prucha <jprucha@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> How can I lock or allocate a directory (not a a file or object in the
> directory) on the IFS?
>
> We've been getting occasional contention issues between the backup and a
> third-party PDF tool which is converting a splf and writing to the ifs.   I
> can code around it monitoring for the message the tool throws off, but I
> can't test it unless I lock the directory.    Our first fix, schedule
> changes, is almost as bad as the original problem as reports are being
> generated hours later than needed.
>
> I prefer a command line method if possible.
>
> btw - we're on 5.4
>
> tia
> Jack
>
>
>
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