Be sure to check syslog if it exists and /var/log/messages. Sometimes, when the file system is full or there is some other reason for the file system to be broken, you can open files but not write anything to them. I have seen this behavior on other UNIX systems, but not necessarily Linux. I remember a system we were using for logging that was either AIX or Sunos that filled up and started doing exactly this sort of thing, causing us to loose everything that was supposed to be stored there. The operating system can open files for either read-only, write-only, append or both reading and writing. When it opens a file for writing, it first sets the pointer to 0, meaning that the file is clean and clear of previous data. If it opens for appending, the file pointer is moved to the present EOF marker and that marker is destroyed. Your next write to that file starts just after the end of the last character. When using cp or ftp, the new file starts out with 0 length and is supposed to grow. When the file system is broken in some way, the OS may not be able to find any free blocks to write to and you are stuck with a useless 0-length file. Also, to expand on what someone else suggested about the clock, try doing a date -u command. This will give you the Greenwich Mean Time date. If that time miraculously turns out to be your current local time, then you've solved that mystery. Hart Larry writes: >Hi All: Some days ago I asked this on blind-l and some individuals, but so fa >r >no clues. Either when useing ncftp to download or moving mp3s into a >sub-directory, all the files become 0 bytes. This has happened twice. Could >this be a false indication, where the files would show up in windows? I know >I >have other hardware issues such as my pc clock several hours slow--and a d >drive with a directory which freezes the machine. Thanks so much in advance >for any suggestions >Hart > >_______________________________________________ > >Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx >https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list