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From: rudy@chukran.austin.ibm.com
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Subject: Re: cannot use ksh
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Date: 15 Mar 91 01:50:44 GMT
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> If the user home directory is on an NFS filesystem (mounted from a SUN)
> the the K shell will not work:
> 	- it hangs the console when the user logs in
> 	- it cannot be killed from another terminal
> 	- you have to hit the yellow button
Most likely cause is that the server is not running the NFS lock manager.
For some strange reason, ksh tries to lock the history file.  If the
server lock manager is not running, the client hangs.

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