Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/args.c
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/args.c	(revision 33633)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/args.c	(revision 33634)
@@ -595,6 +595,14 @@
   }
 
-  // do not hold the lock on the Image table
   UPDATE = FALSE;
+  if ((N = get_argument (argc, argv, "-update"))) {
+    remove_argument (N, &argc, argv);
+    UPDATE = TRUE;
+  }
+
+  // do not hold the lock on the Image table for relastro_client -update-offsets
+  if (FIT_TARGET == TARGET_UPDATE_OFFSETS) {
+    UPDATE = FALSE;
+  }
 
   /* XXX update this */
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/relastro_objects.c
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/relastro_objects.c	(revision 33633)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20111122/Ohana/src/relastro/src/relastro_objects.c	(revision 33634)
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@
     if (VERBOSE2)      { snprintf (tmpline, 1024, "%s -vv",             command); 		     strcpy (command, tmpline); }
     if (RESET)         { snprintf (tmpline, 1024, "%s -reset",          command); 		     strcpy (command, tmpline); }
+    if (UPDATE)        { snprintf (tmpline, 1024, "%s -update",         command); 		     strcpy (command, tmpline); }
 
     if (ImagSelect)    { snprintf (tmpline, 1024, "%s -instmag %f %f",  command, ImagMin, ImagMax);  strcpy (command, tmpline); }