https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/blinking-hideen-file/m-p/2692120#M1398 No, don't be concerned. A flashing red item stands for an ophaned symbolic link. I have the same thing on my box. It is an internal function for KDE. Type "man DCOP" to lear more. Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:00:49 GMT Tom Dyll 2002-03-27T19:00:49Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/blinking-hideen-file/m-p/2692119#M1397 I created a symbolic for the home directory to a separate partition for purposes of avoiding user's crashing the box. I notice in the user's home directory the following file which is hi-lighted in red and continually blinks.<BR />.DCOPserver_myserver.xxx.xxx.xx with a symbolic link to the new home directory. Should I be concerned? Wed, 27 Mar 2002 18:44:04 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/blinking-hideen-file/m-p/2692119#M1397 lastgreatone 2002-03-27T18:44:04Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/blinking-hideen-file/m-p/2692120#M1398 No, don't be concerned. A flashing red item stands for an ophaned symbolic link. I have the same thing on my box. It is an internal function for KDE. Type "man DCOP" to lear more. Wed, 27 Mar 2002 19:00:49 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/blinking-hideen-file/m-p/2692120#M1398 Tom Dyll 2002-03-27T19:00:49Z