What generates the “text file busy” message in Unix?

Question

What operation generates the error \"text file busy\"? I am unable to tell exactly.

I think it is related to the fact that I\'m creating a temporary python script (u

Answer 1

You may find this to be more common on CIFS/SMB network shares. Windows doesn't allow for a file to be written when something else has that file open, and even if the service is not Windows (it might be some other NAS product), it will likely reproduce the same behaviour. Potentially, it might also be a manifestation of some underlying NAS issue vaguely related to locking/replication.