[windows2000] Re: prf*.tmp-files galore
- From: "Charles R. Buchanan" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 13:23:04 -0800
Ok. That makes sense, Wow! I can only imagine how much storage you have
to have on a system like that!
Thanks!
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 21:53:23 +0100, "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
actually had this to say:
> Charles R. Buchanan <> scribbled on Friday, December 21, 2007 1:23 PM:
>
> Occasionally they are. I've seen that when there are lots of files in the
> serverstored profile (500MB+), there's also a full load of failed profiles for
> the same user on some computer in the c:\docs and settings-folder; like
> root.domain.1-root.domain.345. Ie 345 folders for that partivcular user,
> ineveitably filling up the c:\, at which point the user using that particular
> computer can't logon anymore.
>
> Delete them by reboot isn't good enough as most of the clients only get
> rebooted on the patch-tuesday, if then...
>
>
> > Of course I'm stabbing in the dark here, and maybe you can school me on
> > this. Are having these files around during the normal workday a big
> > problem? The reason I ask is, I was thinking that sometimes I try and
> > delete files such as these (that are or were used by the system) and
> > couldn't delete them, at least not until a re-boot.
> >
> > So couldn't a script be made to delete these at re-boot, or maybe at
> > shutdown? By the way, I haven't had my coffee yet, so I may still be
> > a little punchy! :-D
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:41:32 +0100, "Sorin Srbu"
> > <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> actually had this to say:
> >
> >> Sorin Srbu <> scribbled on Friday, December 21, 2007 11:34 AM:
> >>
> >> In any case, I scheduled the script I spoke of earlier, to run once an
> >> hour on the profile server. Have a hunch the remaining prf-files might
> >> have been an artefact due to manual tweaking or something. Will keep the
> >> script running (scheduled) for a while and see if more prf-files will
> >> accumulate. I'll report back in a few days.
> >>
> >>
> >>> Dan Manell <> scribbled on Friday, December 21, 2007 10:02 AM:
> >>>
> >>> I believe it removed those prf-files that I previously changed the
> >>> attribs on (removed RHS). See below CLI-dump. The visible prf-files in
> >>> the listing are the ones I previously changed the attribs on. There are
> >>> more prf-files, but thay are hidden. A second "del /F /Q /Ahrsa
> >>> prf*.tmp" yields a "could not find"-message, and prf-files are not
> >>> deleted.
> >>>
> >>> <CLI-dump>
> >>> 2007-12-21 11:24 <DIR> ..
> >>> 2007-12-20 16:43 <DIR> Desktop
> >>> 2007-12-21 09:32 <DIR> Favorites
> >>> 2007-12-20 16:38 <DIR> My Documents
> >>> 2007-12-21 11:24 1 572 864 NTUSER.DAT
> >>> 2007-12-18 17:10 1 024 prf4D65.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-18 21:03 1 024 prf51EE.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-15 09:10 524 288 prf673.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-15 13:10 524 288 prf698.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-15 15:10 524 288 prf6A2.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-17 19:03 1 024 prf755.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-17 23:10 524 288 prf77.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-18 13:10 524 288 prfE13.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-18 19:03 1 024 prfE93.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-18 21:03 1 024 prfEA0.tmp
> >>> 2007-12-19 11:03 1 024 prfF6E.tmp
> >>> 2005-05-16 22:57 <DIR> SecurityScans
> >>> 2007-12-20 16:44 <DIR> Start Menu
> >>> 12 File(s) 4 200 448 bytes
> >>> 7 Dir(s) 31 313 698 816 bytes free
> >>>
> >>> V:\RotXP>del /F /Q /Ahrsa prf*.tmp
> >>>
> >>> V:\RotXP>del /F /Q /Ahrsa prf*.tmp
> >>> Could Not Find V:\RotXP\prf*.tmp
> >>>
> >>> V:\RotXP>
> >>> </CLI-dump>
> >>>
> >>> [Get well soon, so the christmas will be saved! ;-)]
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Nothing as in only a new line or do you get some kind of error?
> >>>> Do the attrib commands actually remove the attributes from the files
> >>>> and del just doesn't find anything to work with? Can you remove the
> >>>> attributes manually via explorer?
> >>>>
> >>>> Have you tried "del /F /Q /Ahrsa prf*.tmp"? That way you don't need
> >>>> attrib.
> >>>>
> >>>> /Dan M
> >>>>
> >>>> [I'm home sick today. And nobody else had answered yet, which is rare.
> >>>> :-)]
> >>>>
> >>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-
> >>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> >>>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:44 AM
> >>>>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>> Subject: [windows2000] Re: prf*.tmp-files galore
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dan Manell <> scribbled on Friday, December 21, 2007 9:38 AM:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Same thing; ie nothing happens. I can do a "dir /AHRS prf*.tmp" and
> >>>>> get a listing of the offending files, but not delete them via the
> >>>>> script.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> [Slow day at ITS, as you're showing up here? ;-)]
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> What happens if you run the command manually from CMD?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> /Dan M
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>>>>> From: windows2000-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:windows2000-
> >>>>>>> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu
> >>>>>>> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:00 AM
> >>>>>>> To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>>>>>> Subject: [windows2000] prf*.tmp-files galore
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hi all,
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I keep collecting prf*.tmp-files in my profile that's stored on a
> >>>>>>> dfs- share. I know those are open files that can't be written while
> >>>>>>> synching the profile according to
> >>>>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328607.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> So far none of them have proven to be any important data, so I
> >>>>>>> figured I could create a scheduled task to automatically remove
> >>>>>>> them from the central stored profile.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> So, I made a batch-script (basically a "del /F /Q prf*.tmp" for a
> >>>>>>> few particular folders) and ran it and nothing happened... Checked
> >>>>>>> the file-attribs and noticed the prf-files were marked HRSA, which
> >>>>>>> would explain why the del-command in my batch-script couldn't
> >>>>>>> delete them. No problem, I changed my script to include "attrib -R
> >>>>>>> /S prf*.tmp", "attrib -H /S prf*.tmp" and "attrib -S /S prf*.tmp"
> >>>>>>> and ran the script again. Still nothing...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I can delete them manually via Windows Explorer, but that is not
> >>>>>>> feasible, I need an automatic way to do this.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Do you guys have any hints ir ideas on how to do this?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> TIA.
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