--- cfengine-2.1.20.orig/src/locks.orig 2006-07-13 16:48:23.000000000 +1200
+++ cfengine-2.1.20/src/locks.c 2006-07-13 16:49:16.000000000 +1200
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
    {
    snprintf(OUTPUT,CF_BUFSIZE,"Could not write to PID file %s\n",filename);
    CfLog(cfinform,OUTPUT,"fopen");
+   return;
    }

 fprintf(fp,"%d\n",getpid());