Package rhn :: Module rhnLockfile :: Class Lockfile

Class Lockfile

class that provides simple access to a PID-style lockfile.

methods: __init__(lockfile), acquire(), and release() NOTE: currently acquires upon init The *.pid file will be acquired, or an LockfileLockedException is raised.

Instance Methods

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__init__(self, lockfile, pid=None)
create (if need be), and acquire lock on lockfile

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acquire(self)
acquire the lock; else raise LockfileLockedException.

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release(self)

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Method Details

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init(self, lockfile, pid=None)
(Constructor)

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create (if need be), and acquire lock on lockfile

lockfile example: '/var/run/up2date.pid'

Class Lockfile

__init__(self, lockfile, pid=None) (Constructor)

init(self, lockfile, pid=None)
(Constructor)