Starting as abnormal directory my /tmp grows fast until it was again some 5017600 bytes. When I want to look into this directory with midnight commander it takes its time to open the directory and what I found that apart from some other directories, there where 124830 alsa-dmix-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxx-xxxxxx files all o byte. These files only took 11 bytes together but I suppose that just the administration of 124830 files takes a lot of place. This alsa-dmix zero file is made sometimes twenty or more times in a minute. Could somebody explain what is happening? I am running a fully updated 9.3 and KDE 3.52 -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com