JBoss tmp folder cleanup

[glacier]

Hi,

I'm new to JBoss and would like to know if I'm missing something. When applications are added and removed from JBoss, fragments remain behind in the tmp and work folders. I don't have a problem with this. My question is: If an application is removed from JBoss, why does JBoss not automatically clean up the tmp and work folders when it undeploys the war or ear files?

Thanks,
Grant

[darranl]

Are you also getting messages in the console saying that files could not be deleted?

Some of the archives get locked when they are used and as a result can not be deleted until the JVM exists.

[glacier]

Thanks for the reply,

Yes, the console does say that the files cannot be deleted. I just find it strange that the lock on the files is not released. For some reason I just thought that when JBoss was done with a particular war, ear, etc. the lock would be released. Guess not then?