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I'm using mod_rewrite with apache 1.2b7 on a SunOS machine.  I'm running
httpd at a high port number, so the process is running under my uid instead
of the usual "nobody".  I've used plain text files as RewriteMaps with few
problems.  When I try to use an executable script as a RewriteMap, though,
I receive an error: "Error getting lock. Exiting!" at my command line,
in the window where I started the server.  No error is logged in the
rewrite_log or the error_log, and the site is inaccessible.  The file and
directory are readable and executable, so I don't know what is causing this.  
I've tried this with the two sample RewriteMap scripts at www.engelschall.com
and I receive the same error.  What should I do?

Here is the portion of mod_rewrite.c that appears to generate the error.  
I'm not sure what it means, so any help would be appreciated.

---

#ifdef USE_FLOCK
    while (   ((rc = flock(fd, LOCK_EX)) < 0)
           && (errno == EINTR)               )
        continue;
#endif

    if (rc < 0) {
        fprintf(stderr, "Error getting lock. Exiting!");
        exit(1);
    }
    return;

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Thanks.

Greetings,
                                       Ralf S. Engelschall

                                       www.engelschall.com