I'm happy nobody _can_ lock a directory like that. Think of it - unable
to create or delete files while some slow-moving program is traversing
the directory? Ouch. Plenty of options for DOS attacks too.
And how to do "rm *.bak" if rm locks the dir for traversal?
Helge Hafting
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