Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:59:39 -0600 From: Chip Norkus <wd@arpa.com> To: Louis LeBlanc <leblanc+freebsd@keyslapper.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: non-writeable directory - can't be removed Message-ID: <20021104145939.GA75425@arpa.com> In-Reply-To: <20021104145702.GB46132@keyslapper.org> References: <20021104145702.GB46132@keyslapper.org>
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On Mon Nov 04, 2002; 09:57AM -0500 Louis LeBlanc propagated the following: > Hey all. I'm trying to get some temp files cleaned out, and the one > giving me trouble is /tmp/temproot/var/empty/ > > The empty directory is in fact empty, but the ownership and > permissions seem to make it impossible to remove it. I've tried rm > -rf, rm -df, and rmdir all as root, but all I get is: > # rm -df empty/ > rm: empty/: Operation not permitted > Try 'chflags noschg /tmp/temproot/var/empty' and then try removing it again. -wd -- chip norkus; unix geek and programmer; wd@arpa.com "question = (to) ? be : !be;" --Shakespeare http://telekinesis.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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