---
name: "salvage.lock"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-fileserver"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/salvage.lock"
---

# salvage.lock(5)

Prevents multiple simultaneous salvage operations on a partition

## NAME

salvage.lock - Prevents multiple simultaneous salvage operations on a partition

## DESCRIPTION

The *salvage.lock* file guarantees that only one Salvager (**salvager** process) runs at a time on a file server machine (the single process can fork multiple subprocesses to salvage multiple partitions in parallel). As the Salvager initializes, it creates the empty (zero-length) file in the */var/lib/openafs/local* directory and invokes the **flock** system call on it. It removes the file when it completes the salvage operation. Because the Salvager must lock the file to run, only one Salvager can run at a time.

## SEE ALSO

[**salvager**(8)](/salvager/8.md)

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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