20050421: LDM scour issue and computer lock-up

Gabe,

OK.  I've created a script (attached) that's almost identical to your
scour(1) script.  Execute it and let me know.

Regards,
Steve Emmerson

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Date:    Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:44:25 -0400
From:    Gabe Langbauer <address@hidden>To:      Steve 
          Emmerson <address@hidden>
Subject: Re: 20050420: LDM scour issue and computer lock-up 

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#PATH=/bin:/usr/local/
PATH=/bin:/home/ldm/bin
LOGGER=echo
TZ=UTC0 export TZ

dayOffsetName=scour_$$
trap 'rm -f /tmp/$dayOffsetName' EXIT
if touch /tmp/$dayOffsetName; then
    sleep 2
    if find /tmp \! -name tmp -prune -mtime 0 -name $dayOffsetName \
                2>/dev/null |
            grep /tmp/$dayOffsetName >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        DAY_OFFSET=1
    elif find /tmp \! -name tmp -prune -mtime 1 -name $dayOffsetName \
                2>/dev/null |
            grep /tmp/$dayOffsetName >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        DAY_OFFSET=0
    else
        $LOGGER "Couldn't discover meaning of '-mtime' argument of find(1)"
        exit 1
    fi
    rm /tmp/$dayOffsetName
else
    $LOGGER "Couldn't create '-mtime' discovery-file /tmp/$dayOffsetName"
    exit 1
fi