srtxxxxx files /var/tmp

[Steve Bear_1]

Some files called srtxxxxx have appeared in /var/tmp.

These files are owned by one of the baan erp user. I dont know why they have appeared. Any idea?

thanks.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

You could check with the file command if it is a asci file and cat the file

# file /var/tmp/srtxxxx

# cat /var/tmp/srtxxxx

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Steve Bear_1]

file srt17537.{m
srt17537.{m: data

these are ascii files.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Steve,

can you "more" or "cat" on of the files ?

RJ

[Steve Bear_1]

accept my apologies these are not ascci files ..

strings /var/tmp/srt17537.{m
-----
100SCN200000120
401106
1675.67

809 4992 86

NE6 3PF

--------


I can guess these are generated by baan erp. but dont know why they have appeared in /var/tmp.

[Cheryl Griffin]

Check to see if 17537 in srt17537 is a process id:
# ps -ef |grep 17537

[Steve Bear_1]

No, couldnt find any process with this id
#ps -ef | grep 17537
root 19560 18486 0 13:09:24 pts/tb 0:00 grep 17537

[Joseph Loo]

hi,

like most if not all erp or software application, /var/tmp tend to serve as a temporary output directory for these application because the allocated temporary directory may not be created.

if you are sure this file is no longer needed, by all means, delete them.

baan should have some knowledge base which you may check on the significance (if any) of this file.

regards.