67) A file server uses a form of locking as a concurrency control technique. When a file is locked by a client, all attempts to use or lock the file by other clients are prevented by the server. A potential problem exists if a client requests a lock on a file and then crashes. This situation could result in the file being locked indefinitely. To prevent this from occurring, the file server starts a time whenever it sets a lock. If the timer runs out before the file is unlocked the server assumes that the client
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It provides a solution to the problem of preventing indefinite lockout.
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