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Temp files related issues on your Essbase Server

While running an Aggregation process or a restructure in essbase have you ever encountered either of these: EAS quits accepting logins Essbase going down time and again. Failed Data load / Failed Data Export / Failed Level 0 export All of the above together :) In all these cases, there is a huge possibility that you are facing creation of tmp files issue on your Essbase Server, specifically if you are on Linux The Temp directory contains mostly files that are required temporarily. Many programs use this to create lock files and for temporary storage of data. Do not remove files from this directory unless you know exactly what you are doing! Many of these files are important for currently running programs and deleting them may result in a system crash. Usually it won't contain more than a few KB anyway. On most systems, this directory is cleared out at boot or at shutdown by the local system. In MS-Dos  and Windows , the temporary directory is set by the environment