Hi Brandon, I see your point, but, I think the reason they put stuff like that into /tmp, is that the lifespan of files in /tmp is generally considered to be the lifetime of the server uptime. (I think most, perhaps all?, flavors of unix/linux clear /tmp at boot time.) -Mark -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Allen, Brandon Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2009 5:31 PM To: rjoralist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Oracle L Subject: RE: Listener files/sockets in /tmp/.oracle Yes, "-type f" is another good idea (and it works - I tested it) - I'll suggest they use that in the future if we can't move the files, but I was hoping we could just put them somewhere a little less volatile than /tmp. Thanks, Brandon -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Rich Jesse My preference would be to add "-type f" to the find command Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message or attachments hereto. Please advise immediately if you or your employer do not consent to Internet email for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message that do not relate to the official business of this company shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l