Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:55:39 -0500 From: "Jack Stone" <antennex@hotmail.com> To: petermatulis@yahoo.ca, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot delete stubborn files Message-ID: <BAY106-F20DAD931A154CA8A20269CCC970@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <20060604131709.40544.qmail@web60019.mail.yahoo.com>
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>From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> >To: Jack Stone <antennex@hotmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: Cannot delete stubborn files >Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 09:17:09 -0400 (EDT) > > >--- Jack Stone <antennex@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello: > > I have 2 files that resists all efforts to delete them. I can even > > move them > > to another directory, but still cannot delete. Can chmod too, but > > still same > > resistance; > > > > I originally figured they occupied a bad spot on the HD, but now not > > sure > > about that. > > > > Please, any suggestions about what to do to remove these files? > > > > Here are the files and the error message: > > rm: local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/mach/Sys/Hostname.pm: Operation not > > permitted > > rm: local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/mach/Sys/Syslog.pm: Operation not permitted > > > > I've gone all the way down to the last dir and tried to delete them > > there. > > No joy! > > All directories in between only include the dirs and no files. I want > > to > > delete the entire path of directories, but those 2 stubborn files > > will not > > permit that. > > > > rm: local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/mach/Sys: Directory not empty > >Try: > ># rm -rf local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/mach/Sys > Peter: That's among the first thigs tried, at all levels -- no joy! The problem seems to be the *.pm files at the end of the path. Once they can be deleted, then all dirs should then go. THX Jack _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeŽ Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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