> Well I do use mysql 5.0.24a. But I can't find any reference to > HISTFILE in .profile or /etc/my.cnf. > > But I'll keep this in mind if it happens next time.
If it happens again, don't forget to look what's in the file with cat /dev/null before you repair /dev/null. The content will probably tell you where it comes from. I didn't thought of that at the time when I had the problem. Tas.