Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site opus.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!hplabs!hao!nbires!opus!atkins From: atkins@opus.UUCP (Brian Atkins) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.wanted Subject: Device allocation under 4.2 Message-ID: <1089@opus.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 18:43:56 EST Article-I.D.: opus.1089 Posted: Tue Feb 12 18:43:56 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Feb-85 18:56:29 EST Distribution: net Organization: NBI,Inc, Boulder CO Lines: 18 Xref: utcs net.unix-wizards:11333 net.wanted:5717 Has anyone any info on device allocation under 4.2? I am working on a program to allocate a tape drive so a person can walk down the hall to mount his/her tape without anyone else grabbing the device, or can get back to his/her terminal before someone wipes out his/her tape. Of course, I could produce a lock file, tinker with permissions, etc, but I am hoping for something more clever/less big hammerish. Also, allocation must be able to be done over an INET, which I can't see as much of an additional complication. Net or mail, it's all the same to me, though I will post mail responses to the net if requested to do so. "If you can't finesse your code, what can you finesse?" Brian Atkins ...{hao, allegra, ucbvax, amd}!nbires!atkins