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Not sure about SuSE specifically, but you can look in /etc/cron.daily for clues. &nbsp;Look for a script/utility that would suggest file cleanup. &nbsp;Or look in /var/spool/cron/crontab. &nbsp;If there is a file called root, you can edit it, and look for the offending script.
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Not sure about SuSE specifically, but you can look in /etc/cron.daily for clues.  Look for a script/utility that would suggest file cleanup.  Or look in /var/spool/cron/crontab.  If there is a file called root, you can edit it, and look for the offending script.

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I've moved a file called aaa_base from /etc/cron.daily to /etc/cron.weekly - and this seems to have done the trick. &nbsp;Can you post this as the answer?
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I've moved a file called aaa_base from /etc/cron.daily to /etc/cron.weekly - and this seems to have done the trick.  Can you post this as the answer?

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elsdon, you need to move the file /etc/cron.daily/aaa_base to /etc/cron.weekly/aaa_base.<wbr /> &nbsp;<br />
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BTW: &nbsp;You can accept comments as answers. &nbsp;There should be a link somewhere near the top of each comment.<br />
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I'm very glad your problem is solved.<br />
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Rob
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elsdon, you need to move the file /etc/cron.daily/aaa_base to /etc/cron.weekly/aaa_base.  

BTW:  You can accept comments as answers.  There should be a link somewhere near the top of each comment.

I'm very glad your problem is solved.

Rob

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My Linux box (running SuSE6.2) initiates a file cleanup every 24 hrs. &nbsp;How can I change the default so it does this less regularly?
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My Linux box (running SuSE6.2) initiates a file cleanup every 24 hrs.  How can I change the default so it does this less regularly?

System file cleanup on SuSE 6.2

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