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From: rosi@greybox.OZ (Rosi Punton)
Newsgroups: aus.wanted,comp.dcom.lans,aus.computers.ibm-pc
Subject: Open system files on Advanced Netware 2.15 under DOS 3.3
Keywords: Novell, Netware, Open System Files
Message-ID: <1140@greybox.OZ>
Date: 13 Dec 89 15:16:21 GMT
Reply-To: rosi@greybox.OZ (Rosi Punton)
Organization: Dept. Computing, Bendigo CAE, Australia
Lines: 18

Under the \SYSTEM directory there are some numbered sub-directories which each
contain two hidden system files - a  .SYS file and a .SRV file.

Some of these files appear never to close.  If the server is rebooted, the open
.SRV files are recreated automatically, whilst the open .SYS files have their
modified date changed.

The .SYS files are 512 bytes but appear to contain nothing.  Open .SYS files are
owned by  the file server (a non-existant user), whereas closed .SYS files are
owned by Supervisor.  Both open and closed .SRV files are 0 bytes, and are also
owned by the server.

1. What are these files, and should they be owned by the server?
2. Can they be deleted?  If so, how?

rosi@greybox.oz.au
Phone: +61 54-403376
FAX: +61 54-403477