Temp files created on Windows 2000 Server SP 3

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Brian Boyle

Hi,
Recently i have begun to experience a problem whereby temp
files are created on the root of the drives on my domain
Controller. These files are hidden. When i unhide them and
try to delete them it says theyt are in use. There are no
processes or servces running related to them. The files
have a universal naming convention and can be as follows:
_BeVspCacheFile_3.tmp
_BeVspCacheFile_4.tmp
_BeVspCacheFile_5.tmp etc.
The files start off at a very small size and can continue
to increase up to 5 or 6 gig If there is enough space.The
servers are up to date on their anti-virus and are scanned
regularly. They have always showed up clear. There is
nothing in the event viewer to signify why these files
might have been created. (nothing corresponding to time of
creation)
A re-boot normally gets rid of this but it is not always
possible to do one. If you can shed any light on this let
me know as im sure you can imagine the performance of my
server degrade as the space is eaten up. Incidentally this
server is the Doamin Controller and Operations master in
Active Directory for my network.
 
If the files are locked then there are processes or services that
lock them. You need to find out what these processes are. These
tools might help:

nthandle.exe from www.sysinternals.com
oh.exe (Win2000 Resource Kit)
 
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