Limiting process instance

Hi ,

How can I limit the number of instances of a process.

Thanks in advance,
Deepak

On Nov 11, 7:31*pm, Peerless <peerlessdeep...@gmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
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> How can I limit the number of instances of a process.[/color]

The easiest way to do it, is by using a lock file. Check for the
existance of the lock file when starting the program. If it's there,
exit. If it's not there, create it and continue.

/Reine

On Nov 11, 10:31*am, Peerless <peerlessdeep...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> How can I limit the number of instances of a process.[/color]

There's no one right way. What goes wrong if you have too many
instances?

DS