All, Thank you all for the several responses. I have found some other problems with the system that could be the cause of this problem. I'm going to wait until the system is stable again before assuming that anything is wrong. - Cortlandt Wilson "Telocity" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message news:e4yK6.12619$R2.13104802@newsrump.sjc.telocity.net... > Why can't I find the profile file with the find command? Is it because the > file is in use? Am I better off using LISTFILE instead? > > shell/iX> callci listfile /etc/p@ > PATH= /etc/ > profile profile.bak profile.local protocols > > shell/iX> find /etc -name p* > Unknown option "profile.bak" > Usage: find directory ... expression > shell/iX> > > > Thank you - Cortlandt Wilson > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *