The only case where you may want to keep the flag is when the very first open failed. I am not sure this is handled. --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/287#issuecomment-141569641 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1