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Old 04-07-2010
prn----xc zero length files

Solaris 10 running Webserver 7

I keep getting MANY prn----xc zero length files created in /var/tmp owned by the process that runs the web server (webservd).

I can not figure out what process is creating them. The dashes appear to be random numbers as in prn1921xc.

I thought they might be related to a printer but there are no printers defined/attached to the server.
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Old 04-16-2010
Sun's documentation on their WebServer seems to be somewhat lacking on the use of the temporary files. Have you tried running another instance in debug mode or simply with truss in foreground to watch for the corresponding calls to the files?

Cheers,
Keith

Last edited by kduffin; 04-16-2010 at 08:21 PM..
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Old 04-16-2010
After running truss on the two apps that run as webservd (webserver and coldfusion) it appears that the files are somehow associated with the coldfusion administrator page. If I stop CF the files stop generating until I login to the admin page, then they start again and continue after I log out of the admin page. Looks like an Adobe undocumented feature.
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Old 04-17-2010
Have to love those. They keep life interesting.
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