[Bit-dev] Re: Understand pid-files and flock in context of BIT

The docstring explains it :) On 27.09.2022 17:06, c.buhtz@posteo.jp wrote:

Returns: bool: ``True`` if this is the only application instance """ #check if the pidfile exists if not os.path.isfile(self.pidFile): return True

The key words are: "THIS is the ONLY application instance", meaning: the process that is currently running is ALONE, because there is NO OTHER backintime instance running. This is True if there is NO pidfile from any other instance :) Michael