It could be done, but basically that would make flash fail in doing what it's doing because it can't write files. I guess in this case, the fix would be to disable flash :D --Dan On May 3, 2011, at 11:02 PM, Ben Trussell wrote: > Judicious use of the chmod and/or setfacl commands a potential cure ? > > > > On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:51 PM, Dan Lund > wrote: >> Never attribute to malice what can be easily attributed to laziness/hubris :) >> >> I'm sure it's just flash leaving it's wrappers laying around after camping. >> >> --Dan >> >> On May 3, 2011, at 10:45 PM, Andrew Harris wrote: >> >>> Seems like an unlikely candidate. But we've had less likely candidates. >>> >>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:37 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> Funny. No, it's more like there's a whole pile of tracking stuff of >>>> some sort that I for one didn't know about. >>>> >>>> Jim >>>> >>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 10:33 PM, Andrew Harris wrote: >>>>> Wow, it's like somebody did work for all those directories and files >>>>> and they don't want to pay the bill. Am I right, Jim? >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> Yeah, I can confirm the same thing in Ubuntu Maverick. >>>>>> >>>>>> WTF is this stuff? >>>>>> >>>>>> Jim >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:26 PM, wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Today, I was shocked to find a thousand-plus empty hidden directories and >>>>>>> files on my system and I don't know how they got there or why there are >>>>>>> there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Is there any reason why I should not delete them? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There may be more in other places, but the ones I just discovered are >>>>>>> buried deep in these two sub-directories: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> /home/joe/.macromedia/Flash_Player/#SharedObjects/2ETARA88 >>>>>>> /home/joe/.macromedia/Flash_Player/macromedia.com/support/flashplayer/sys >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I hate flash for a lot of reasons, but now even more as it seems to be >>>>>>> hiding things on my system -- 310 mostly empty directories in 2ETARA88 and >>>>>>> another 1227 mostly empty directories in flashplayer/sys >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Very annoying. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>>> >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss