Not Able to Delete .FRS Files
Articles and Tips: qna
01 Apr 2002
Q.
I have discovered some files that are not being cleaned up on my NetWare SYS volume and they have an extension of .FRS. Regardless of what I do, I am not able to delete the files.
There's an e-mail thread making its way through Novell Technical Services relating to the probable cause of these files. They think that the reason files are not being cleared up is that the Purge Immediate flag is missing and there is a Delete Inhibit flag setting instead. I have been told that the only way to get rid of these files once they're there is to use the VRepair utility with the Purge parameter turned on. Can you help me?
Stuck Files in Findlay
A.
Dear Stuck: I suspect that .FRS files are temporary files used by the eDirectory database, FLAIM, for sorting and merging index records (FRS stands for Flaim Result Set). You are best advised not to delete them when eDirectory is up and running. If you do, unexpected results will occur, even system failures.
BTW, a fairly simple way to delete files when you have access to a NetWare server is to use the "netbasic" and "shell" commands, or with NetWare 6, you would use the "nsninit" and "nsnshell" commands at the server console prompt. You will get the good ol' DOS prompt. This is pretty dangerous stuff, so you had better know what you are doing.
* Originally published in Novell AppNotes
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