[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Getting rid of a core with a link

[Russ]

Thanks to all who replied.  I appreciated your input.

Russ

On 9/10/05, Russ <russ.barrows at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm seeking assistance with a situation that I don't understand.
> 
> I've got a core file that was created when a power outage (no UPS)
> occurred during an update of my Linux system.  Pardon my description
> if it isn't clear.  I'd like to get rid of it because it's a 2.7 mB
> file on a 8 mB hard drive.  It's owned by root and exists as link to
> /proc/kcore.
> 
> This the status of the core:
> 
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root    11 2005-09-09 09:30 core -> /proc/kcore
> 
> If the core was a discrete file I could get rid of it.  It was a
> common problem on a Unix system we used at work.  For me the problem
> is that it's a link.  I don't know the consequences of doing a removal
> as I would for a file without a link and I'd rather not go through the
> whole install/update of the distro if I don't have to.
> 
> The Linux manuals I have don't tell me how to dispose of this,
> including the books that are associated with the distro (Suse 9.1).  I
> find instructions in my Unix books but I'm reticent to try those
> procedures.
> 
> Advice would be welcome.  Thanks in advance.
> --
> Russ
>