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- From: me90plb@brunel.ac.uk (Paul L Barnfather)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.misc
- Subject: Re: OS2SYS.INI file keeps growing to > 5 MB
- Message-ID: <BxyLwJ.nI@brunel.ac.uk>
- Date: 19 Nov 92 10:45:54 GMT
- References: <BxxGHx.6F1@hfglobe.intel.com>
- Organization: Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK
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- Bennie Harris (bharris@hfglobe.intel.com) wrote:
- : Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au (Gary Woodman) writes:
- :
- : >In article <1duh5uINNo8m@iskut.ucs.ubc.ca> ochealth@unixg.ubc.ca (ochealth) writes:
- :
- : >>By os2sys.ini has creeped up to 140K recently, so I'll have to reset it
- : >>again when it gets too big. 4, 5, 6 megs for OS2sys.ini is way too big.
- : >>this is a bug.
- :
- : >If it is, it must have pretty obscure trigger conditions then. My .INI files
- : >_total_ less than 100K, and always have.
- :
- : >--
- : >Gary.Woodman@anu.edu.au This post made from 100% recycled electrons.
- :
- : Yes the trigger conditions are indeed very obscure as I'am also seeing
- : my os2sys.ini file grow 2x or more in less than an hour at times. I
- : have to use cpyini from hobbes to bring the file size back to normal again.
- :
- : I have been trying to narrow in on what is causing the problem but so
- : far no luck. This started happening after I installed the CSD so I
- : plan to notify IBM about the problem.
- :
- : -- Bennie Harris
-
-
- There was some metion of Deskpic causing the INI file to grow.
- I don't think this is the case as I no longer use Deskpic, but OS2SYS.INI
- grows to several meg in a few days.
-
- Hoping for a solution to this soon...
-
- Paul
-