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From: kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher)
Newsgroups: net.games.hack
Subject: Re: safelock
Message-ID: <388@ttrdc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 29-Aug-85 13:57:48 EDT
Article-I.D.: ttrdc.388
Posted: Thu Aug 29 13:57:48 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 31-Aug-85 06:35:59 EDT
References: <684@hou2e.UUCP>
Reply-To: kad@ttrdc.UUCP (Keith Drescher)
Organization: AT&T Computer Systems Division,  Skokie, Ill.
Lines: 26
Summary: 

In article <684@hou2e.UUCP> ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) writes:
>Now after all files are created, this is what happens:
>
>$ hack
>safelock: File exists
>(screen is cleared QUICKLY)
>Cannot link safelock
>$
>
>What does it mean?
>
>Thanks
>hou2e!ksl

I recently installed this stuff.  After wondering about the same
problem I noticed that the READ_ME file mentioned "perm - an empty
file used for locking purposes" (or some such nonsense).

Anyway, the solution is to "touch perm".  Sorry about the
long-winded explaination.
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