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Date:      Sat, 18 Feb 2006 09:55:28 -0600
From:      "Mike Loiterman" <mike@ascendency.net>
To:        "'Ceri Davies'" <ceri@submonkey.net>, <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   RE: Odd file created in /
Message-ID:  <032f01c634a3$bf9ed950$0401a8c0@Mike8500>
In-Reply-To: <C01CBFF4.50CF%ceri@submonkey.net>

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Ceri Davies <mailto:ceri@submonkey.net> wrote:
> 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

Nothing had it open.  Took me a second to figure out the "--" option so that
mv would rename it.  :)

How do I unlink it?

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