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Date:      Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:13:40 +0000
From:      Ceri Davies <ceri@submonkey.net>
To:        <mike@ascendency.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Odd file created in /
Message-ID:  <C01CBFF4.50CF%ceri@submonkey.net>
In-Reply-To: <032b01c63475$f5950580$0401a8c0@Mike8500>

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On 18/2/06 10:27, "Mike Loiterman" <mike@ascendency.net> wrote:

> I have a file in / called -P.  It is a socket file I believe I created by
> mistake while trying to get mysql, spamassassin, or something similar to
> work. 
> 
> How can I check for sure to make sure it isn't something important?

Check to see if anything has it open currently.  "netstat -a -f unix" will
do that for you.  Then rename it.  Then wait a week before unlinking it.

Ceri
-- 
That must be wonderful!  I don't understand it at all.
                                      -- Moliere






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