The CEDA LOCK command

Restrict update and delete access to a single operator identifier.

Syntax

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>>-CEDA--Lock--+-Group(groupname)-+----------------------------><
               '-List(listname)---'   

Description

The group or list can be used, looked at, and copied by other users of RDO, but cannot be changed or deleted by them.

You can LOCK a nonexistent group or list, thereby reserving the named group or list for your own future use.

The only RDO command that releases a lock is the UNLOCK command. No other RDO commands can unlock a group or list. For example, if you DELETE all the resources in a group, or all the groups in a list, the lock remains.

You must specify either GROUP or LIST, even if you are locking the current group or list.

A generic group or list name is not accepted.

Options

Group(groupname)
specifies the group to be locked.
List(listname)
specifies the list to be locked.

Examples

To lock a list L1:
LOCK LIST(L1)
To lock a group G1:
LOCK GROUP(G1)