Re: NFS error w/ 2.1.131 (locking)

Steven N. Hirsch (shirsch@adelphia.net)
Sat, 12 Dec 1998 10:33:26 -0500 (EST)


On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Joseph W. Breu wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have 2.1.131 installed and am getting locking errors with
> autofs.
>
> /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: error in locking authority file
> /home/breu/.Xauthority

NFS locking is hopelessly broken unless you have HJ Liu's patches
installed and are using the system daemons from his knfsd distribution.
The kernel portions are now in Alan Cox's 2.1.131-acX patches (X currently
at 9).

Steve

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