Java Files May Be Left in /var/tmp Folder

ID: Q183088

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 for UNIX on Sun Solaris

SYMPTOMS

When you view Web pages with Java content, temporary files are placed in the /var/tmp folder and may not be deleted. These files are usually named JVM<nnn>, where <nnn> is any number.

RESOLUTION

You can safely delete the JVM<nnn> files from the /var/tmp folder when Internet Explorer is not running.

Additional query words: directory

Keywords          : msieunix 
Version           : UNIX:4.01
Platform          : UNIX
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: March 28, 1998