NASA-AMMOS / NASA-AMMOS/MMTC

Add cross-user support for lockfile management

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Java
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Description

Improve lockfile management to detect instances of MMTC run by other users by e.g. inspecting /proc/<pid> or similar.

See #68 and the related pull request for context.

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Research direction

Start by reading issue #68 and its related pull request for the existing lockfile-management approach. Then locate the current process-detection entry point and investigate how /proc/ can identify MMTC instances owned by other users. Done means lockfile handling detects those instances without incorrectly treating an active process as stale.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java, linux
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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