rreport gagging on lockfile

[Tyler]

We suddenly started having a problem a week ago with a piece of logging
software that has run perfectly for years.  Every time a script or
processing ran that used it, it would bomb out with a message that the file
was locked by output processing.

After some hemming and hawing, it was determined that the lockfile status
wasn't being read correctly. rreport was hung on the lockfile message, and
trying to access it via rclerk kicked you immediately with the same
message.  However, the lockfile script showed that the file wasn't actually
locked.

We manually deleted the lockfile and re-ran a report that had been
previously gagging so that filepro (v5.0.1.14 on SCO Openserver 6) could
recreate it.  Suddenly everything is fine.

Anyone have any ideas on why this would have happened, and how we might
avoid it in the future?  Thanks for any input!

Tyler
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