[windows2000] Re: prf*.tmp-files galore
- From: "Sorin Srbu" <sorin.srbu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 11:30:23 +0100
Charles R. Buchanan <> scribbled on Saturday, December 22, 2007 10:23 PM:
Doesn't need to be a lot of storage, as most of those failed profiles only
contain one or two files each, eg ntuser.ini and ntuser.dat.log or some such.
Ie 2kB at most each, but when we get like 300-400 such folders the client
eventually fills up, as I try to keep the c:-partition small (only 2-3GB free)
to discourage users from saving stuff there.
Basically in the long run, this is a problem. Uphclean doesn't seem to help
for some reason, although it has before... 8-(
> 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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