Hi all. We're having a problem with the lsof utility. We've installed
the latest package from sunfreeware, v4.49. Here's the output of
a 'uname -a':
 SunOS solaris 5.8 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10

Now, on out linux boxes & our hp-ux box, a command like the following:

$ lsof +d /tmp/wrk

Responds back in a manner of seconds. We use this to check whether a
particular process has finished so we can make sure the temp files are
cleaned up properly:

$ temp-proc
$ while $(lsof +d /tmp/wrk | grep "temp-proc"); do sleep 1; done
$ rm -f temp-proc*
$ [continue on...]

And this works A-OK on the other systems. On our sun box the lsof hangs
around. I once timed it at about 50 minutes before came back. Of course
by that time the temp-proc was _long_ finished, but the lsof kept
everything else waiting.

And yes, before you say RTFM, I have. There are sections in the FAQ
explaining about how slow lsof can be, especially with the +d option.
But, _this_ slow?

Is there anything anybody can suggest?

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