many tails

[Cameron Simpson]

On 06Dec2006 20:09, Mike - EMAIL IGNORED <m_d_berger_1900 at yahoo.com> wrote:
| On Tue, 05 Dec 2006 22:16:55 +0000, Andy Green wrote:
| > Maybe it can help to strace the tail with 2>/tmp/dump on the end and 
| > have a look in there after killing the konsole?
| 
| I just ran strace as suggested.  The the same failure was seen.
| Nothing jumped out at me in the strace, but then, it is the first
| strace I have seen.  I will gladly send it to anyone who wants to
| see it.

I'll look if you like.
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