[Xapian-tickets] [Xapian] #258: Sysadmin doc should mention we fork to lock under Unix

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#258: Sysadmin doc should mention we fork to lock under Unix
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 Reporter:  james   |       Owner:  olly
     Type:  defect  |      Status:  new 
 Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:      
Component:  Other   |     Version:      
 Severity:  normal  |    Keywords:      
Blockedby:          |    Platform:  All 
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 Sysadmins who pay attention to a Xapian install often are confused by
 either the forking behaviour or the presence of a child process during
 locking. Both should be explicitly mentioned in the documentation for
 sysadmins, to explain why it is a good thing.

 We should perhaps also mention problems that could prevent the locking
 from working, such as resource limits and capability restrictions.

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