sub readEditTokens {

    &checkFileCanBeAccessed($editTokenFile, "READ");

    open(TOKENFILE,"$editTokenFile") || &error("Cannot open edit token file.");
        flock(TOKENFILE, 2)  || &error("Cannot lock edit token file.");              
        my $editTokens = <TOKENFILE>;
        flock(TOKENFILE, 8);        
    close (TOKENFILE);
    return ($editTokens);
}