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Actually it is my /tmp directory. &nbsp;A hacker has been using that directory to send spam. &nbsp;I've taken steps to stop them, and I wan't to make sure they are out by monitoring this directory.<br />
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No files in that directory have changed today:<br />
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Actually it is my /tmp directory.  A hacker has been using that directory to send spam.  I've taken steps to stop them, and I wan't to make sure they are out by monitoring this directory.

No files in that directory have changed today:

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I'm trying to figure out what the very top (dot) directory is, and why it shows that it was created today.<br />
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I'm trying to figure out what the very top (dot) directory is, and why it shows that it was created today.



dot directory in FreeBSD???

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