Check the dates on the *socket* orbit* and you will see some that are fresh. They are used for communications with your desktop, and yes they can be deleted. You probably should not be running your KDE/GNOME desktop from root, BTW! 1) Cleanup: add: /bin/rm $HOME/tmp /bin/mkdir $HOME/tmp in $HOME/.bash_logout 2) tmpwatch or cron You can setup tmpwatch &&/or a daily cron job as follows: ----------------------------cut--------------------------- #!/bin/sh [ -f /etc/sysconfig/tmpwatch ] && . /etc/sysconfig/tmpwatch /usr/sbin/tmpwatch $TMPWATCH_EXCLUDES 240 /tmp /var/tmp /home/seaeagle/tmp /home/seaeagle/.thumbnails [ -f /etc/sysconfig/i18n ] && . /etc/sysconfig/i18n if [ -d /usr/share/man/$LANG/ ] && [ -d /var/catman/$LANG/ ]; then /usr/sbin/tmpwatch -f 240 /var/catman/{X11R6/cat?,cat?,local/cat? $LANG/cat?} else /usr/sbin/tmpwatch -f 240 /var/catman/{X11R6/cat?,cat?,local/cat?} fi ---------------------------end-------------------------------- It deletes all files in the above folders that have not been accessed for more than 10 days. You can add /home/username/tmp to it? www.Obnosis.com | http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:obnosis | (503)754-4452 January PLUG HackFest = Kristy Westphal, AZ Department of Economic Security Forensics @ UAT 1/10/09 12-3PM > Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 13:51:40 -0700 > From: joe@actionline.com > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Subject: Can I safely delete all the "0" size files in /home/username/tmp ? > > In my /home/username/tmp/orbit -username directory, I have hundreds of files > of "0" (zero) file size dating back three years. Is there any reason > why all these > files cannot be deleted? And why aren't they automatically deleted at reboot > if the are, in fact, just 'tmp' files? > > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 9 06:33 linc-985-0-5ade3bcfbbb33 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 15 07:05 linc-7a43-0-f80783d1f283 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 15 07:15 linc-7aae-0-5a1a5effe7972 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 15 07:15 linc-7ab0-0-7db99ee517913 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 27 10:25 linc-4650-0-3a4016ed619f1 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Dec 27 10:25 linc-466e-0-2bd9b9541657b > -rw-rw-r-- 1 joe joe 661 Jan 3 01:19 bonobo-activation-server-ior > srwxr-xr-x 1 joe joe 0 Jan 4 13:30 linc-6c0d-0-5efb73cbc5321 > srwxrwxr-x 1 joe joe 0 Jan 4 13:30 linc-6bfe-0-744fa82528c43 > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ It’s the same Hotmail®. If by “same” you mean up to 70% faster. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_broad1_122008