def Update(self, attribute=None):
    """Update an attribute from the client."""
    # List the directory on the client
    currently_running = self.Get(self.Schema.CONTENT_LOCK)

    # Is this flow still active?
    if currently_running:
      flow_obj = aff4.FACTORY.Open(currently_running, token=self.token)
      if flow_obj and flow_obj.GetRunner().IsRunning():
        return

    # The client_id is the first element of the URN
    client_id = self.urn.Path().split("/", 2)[1]

    # Get the pathspec for this object
    pathspec = self.Get(self.Schema.STAT).pathspec
    flow_urn = flow.StartAFF4Flow(
        client_id=client_id,
        # TODO(user): dependency loop between aff4_grr.py and transfer.py
        # flow_name=transfer.MultiGetFile.__name__,
        flow_name="MultiGetFile",
        token=self.token,
        pathspecs=[pathspec])
    self.Set(self.Schema.CONTENT_LOCK(flow_urn))
    self.Close()

    return flow_urn