The invention relates to a method for coordinating access to a resource of a distributed computer system, which has a plurality of distributed client stations, wherein there are at least two client stations, each having at least one computer, at least one resource of the computer system, at least one resource manager, which is designed to manage the resources of the computer system assigned thereto, and at least one internal communication medium, via which the at least one computer, the at least one resource and the at least one resource manager are coupled, client-station-internally, for carrying out data communication, wherein the client stations are coupled to each other via at least one external communication medium in order to carry out data communication. According to the invention, the client stations can communicate among each other. The invention furthermore relates to a computer system of this kind and a computer program for carrying out the method.