Move a locked file

[Sunil Sunder Raj]

Hi,
Just check fstat for teh locked file and kill the process which is holding 
it.

Regards
SSR

>From: Michael Alexander <froggymike at fatbird.net>
>To: freebsd-questions at freebsd.org
>Subject: Move a locked file
>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 09:09:30 -0700
>
>Hi All:
>	I have a multi-boot 3 unix box I'm toying with. I was using the Debian
>partition as my main work station for a while... till I broke it. I have
>some e-mails and addresses on that partition I would like to export to
>the other partitions, perhaps even create a permanent reference file to
>share system wide. The main problem I have, beside the fact that, in my
>lust for UNIX POWER, I keep breaking things:), is that the Evolution
>files in my mostly-dead Debian partition are locked and resist any
>attempt to move them. Any thoughts on gaining access to these files to
>copy or move them?
>
>  BTW I'm thinking of using Knoppix as my recovery tool, and the boot
>error on Debian is:
>
>Enter runlevel 5
>ID 1 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>ID 2 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>ID 3 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>ID 4 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>ID 5 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>ID 6 respawning too fast; waite for five minute.
>
>
>
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