Carl Fink wrote: >> >> as root. This should list all processes that hang on to stale files. The >> checkrestart command from "debian-goodies" is supposed to do the same >> thing more comfortably, but this does not work for me at the moment (see >> bug #491235). >> > > There were lots, and restarting X didn't free them. A restart fixed the > problem. > You mean rebooting? Thanks, Paul