10-30-2013
@nzle: Ive explained in post#4 the move issue and workaround if you cannot stop the process writing to it...
We were thinking your file was a log, if it isnt the case, things can be far more tricky, for we dont know the content...
Depending what its possible you have no other choice but to stop and create a new one...
So what applicationis this and what is the file for?
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gdm-restart
gdm-restart(1m) User Commands gdm-restart(1m)
NAME
gdm-restart, gdm-safe-restart, gdm-stop - stop or restart GDM
SYNOPSIS
gdm-restart
gdm-safe-restart
gdm-stop
DESCRIPTION
gdm-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a HUP signal to the GDM daemon. This command immediately terminates all sessions and logs out
users currently logged in with GDM.
gdm-safe-restart stops and restarts GDM by sending a USR1 signal to the GDM daemon. GDM is restarted as soon as all users log out.
gdm-stop stops GDM by sending a TERM signal to the GDM daemon.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gdm-restart Executable to stop and restart GDM
/usr/bin/gdm-safe-restarExecutable to stop and restart GDM safely
/usr/bin/stop Executable to stop GDM
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-display-mgr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
gdm(1), gdmXnestchooser(1), gdmflexiserver(1), gdmphotosetup(1), gdmsetup(1), gdmthemetester(1), gdmconfig(1m)
NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2004.
SunOS 5.10 1 Sep 2004 gdm-restart(1m)