DOCUMENT ID: 1492-02 SYNOPSIS: A description of file and record locking on Solaris 2.x OS RELEASE: Solaris 2.x PRODUCT: KEYWORDS: mandatory advisory file record lock DESCRIPTION: Brief description of file and record locking on Solaris 2.x SOLUTION: FILE and RECORD LOCKING on Solaris 2.x The Solaris 2.x operating system provides two forms of file and record locking: mandatory and advisory. Their purpose is to provide the synchronization between cooperating processess accessing the same file's data simultaneously. DATE APPROVED: 09/05/95