[#AppInitLockDirectories]
= AppInitLockDirectories
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Lock bitcoin core critical directories.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<init.h>`

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bool
AppInitLockDirectories();
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== Description

[NOTE]
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This should only be done after daemonization. Do not call Shutdown() if this function fails.

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== Return Value

true if the critical directories were locked successfully.

== Preconditions

* Parameters should be parsed and config file should be read, AppInitSanityChecks should have been called.


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