On 22:01 28 Mar 2003, Ronald W. Heiby <heiby_rh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | Since sharing my home directory using NFS / automount, I sometimes | find the following message on the X Window screen before Gnome gets | going. | "Your preferences files are currently in use. (If you are logged in to | this same account from another computer, the other login session is | probably using your preferences files.) You can choose to continue, | but be aware that other login sessions may become temporarily | confused. If you are not logged in elsewhere, it should be harmless to | continue." [Cancel] [Continue] | | So, who's holding what preferences files open, as opposed to opening | the file only when needed for getting preference information or | updating it with changes? How do I get them to cut it out? What | "confusion" might I see in other login sessions? (So far, I've noticed | none.) Since I *am* logged in elsewhere, am I doing some harm by | continuing? It's probably just Gnome being anal. Maybe it makes a lock file or something. | Am I the first one to try sharing home directories via NFS and | automount? Or, am I doing something remarkably stupid? No, it's perfectly normal practice to share home directories. It's less common to actually be logged in other than where you're sitting, but certainly not insane. -- Cameron Simpson, DoD#743 cs@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.zip.com.au/~cs/ Two british bikers were riding along chatting when one of them gazed over the fence and remarked, "Look at those idiots over there ice skating in this blizzard!" - Gaz <gjs@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
