From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 23 06:56:43 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F39CD16A403 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:56:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@lizardhill.com) Received: from kermit.lizardhill.com (kermit.lizardhill.com [64.69.41.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E0A9513C469 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:56:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lists@lizardhill.com) Received: from ip72-193-85-114.lv.lv.cox.net ([72.193.85.114] helo=mickey) by kermit.lizardhill.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1HfsTa-0001Ki-A2 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:56:42 -0700 From: "Don O'Neil" Sender: "Don O'Neil" To: Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2007 23:56:31 -0700 Organization: Realty One Group Message-ID: <000b01c78574$86182ba0$0300020a@mickey> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 Thread-Index: AceFdF7zCMSZghg3TYabhqtYIiYS6w== Subject: Unable to delete files/directories - bogus user/group ID's X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: don@buylv.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 06:56:43 -0000 I had a crash on a disk array last week that was severe enough that fsck wouldn't fix it, even in single user mode. So, I was forced to suck off the good data, and restore the bad stuff from backups. However there are 2 directories that contain files/directories which have bogus user & group ID's that the system just won't let me do anything to. I can delete them, cant rename them, cant move them, cant chmod/chown, cant cat to them, nothing... I just get "Operation not permitted". Here's a sample of one of them: ---xr----x 1 2761022747 1016642816 0 Apr 19 15:35 Video d--s---rw- 2 3251161791 726015594 512 Apr 19 15:41 .shrc Anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of these files? I've done an fsck from single user mode and that doesn't come up with anything. Short of copying all the data over to a new volume sans these files and then reformatting the old volume and then moving the good files back what can I do? Any assistance would be appreciated. I'd also like to thank everyone who browses this group and regularly posts responses... Without you guys some of us would never get the help and knowledge we need! Thanks in advance!