Concurrent File Updates
Concurrency control becomes an issue when more than one person or client is accessing the same file and want to update it. Hence updates to the file from one client should not interfere with access and updates from other clients. Concurrency control or locking may either be built into the file system or provided by an add-on protocol.
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