Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c	(revision 20341)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c	(revision 20345)
@@ -1625,18 +1625,4 @@
                 return NULL;
             }
-        } else if (create || trunc) {
-            // object exists and it looks like the caller intends to write to it
-            // delete all but one instance
-            if (!nebCullAllButOne(server,filename)) {
-                psError(PM_ERR_SYS, true, "failed to cull instances of existing nebulous file: %s\n%s", 
-                    filename, nebErr(server));
-                return NULL;
-            }
-            // we don't know which instances got culled so get the instance again
-            if (!(nebfile = nebFind(server, filename))) {
-                psError(PM_ERR_SYS, true, "failed to find instance of existing nebulous file: %s\n%s", 
-                    filename, nebErr(server));
-                return NULL;
-            }
         }