I'm posting on behalf of someone that doesn't have access to the NG so I'll do my best to get any further info if it's needed. He has a corrupted file (YINPUT.BACKG.VESOFT) which is giving the error 'BAD VARIABLE BLOCK STRUCTURE (FSERR 105)', this file can't be purged & FSCHECK gives '*Error: File to be purged is being accessed by other users. (fscheck 19)'. VESOFT's BACKG cannot be stopped because of this file, an MPE ABORTJOB doesn't work & even after several cold-boot's the job returns with the same job number, hogging resources; so we have a circular problem, can't stop BACKG because of corrupted file, can delete the file because BACKG is using it! Is there any other way to stop BACKG? HP918, mpe 6.5, express 7. Thanks, J * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *