In article <1996Jan31.143818@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (Sharpe ) wrote: > I have two problems. > 1. There are two files that appeared out of nowhere on my vax account. The > filenames are long but both have the letter tpu in them. What are these and > how did they get there? They are temp files created by the system that relate to something you were doing that may have been interrupted or otherwise abnormally ended. > 2. Why can't I delete these files? Everytime I try I get an error informing m e > that these files are locked by another user. Try typing SET PROT filename at the $ prompt, then DELETE them. > Could someone else have created these files on my account? If so, how? No. (Not applicable.) -- John B Harlan Campus Wide Information Systems (CWIS) Coordinator Miami University 137 Hoyt Hall Oxford, Ohio 45056-1618 USA http://WWW.MUOhio.Edu/~CoorCWIS/ (513) 529-5330 voice (513) 529-1496 fax [log in to unmask]