Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 11:40:10 +0530 From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: froggymike@fatbird.net Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Move a locked file Message-ID: <BAY8-F38x6rpvKKjsez0001db9b@hotmail.com>
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Hi, Just check fstat for teh locked file and kill the process which is holding it. Regards SSR >From: Michael Alexander <froggymike@fatbird.net> >To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Move a locked file >Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 09:09:30 -0700 > >Hi All: > I have a multi-boot 3 unix box I'm toying with. I was using the Debian >partition as my main work station for a while... till I broke it. I have >some e-mails and addresses on that partition I would like to export to >the other partitions, perhaps even create a permanent reference file to >share system wide. The main problem I have, beside the fact that, in my >lust for UNIX POWER, I keep breaking things:), is that the Evolution >files in my mostly-dead Debian partition are locked and resist any >attempt to move them. Any thoughts on gaining access to these files to >copy or move them? > > BTW I'm thinking of using Knoppix as my recovery tool, and the boot >error on Debian is: > >Enter runlevel 5 >ID 1 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. >ID 2 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. >ID 3 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. >ID 4 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. >ID 5 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. >ID 6 respawning too fast; waite for five minute. > > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Post Classifieds on MSN classifieds. http://go.msnserver.com/IN/44045.asp Buy and Sell on MSN Classifieds.
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