Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 14:32:37 -0300 From: "Ricardo Carvalho" <rat.carvalho@gmail.com> To: "Jack Stone" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Cannot delete stubborn files Message-ID: <a72fadee0606041032j3836be66w1735feb218c898e9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BAY106-F10C176F31D5732F59F8EAECC970@phx.gbl> References: <BAY106-F10C176F31D5732F59F8EAECC970@phx.gbl>
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This occurred to me once, I simply booted the system in single user mode and removed the file. On 6/4/06, 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 > > Please, any help appreciated! > > Thank you, > Jack L Stone. > > _________________________________________________________________ > On the road to retirement? Check out MSN Life Events for advice on how to > get there! http://lifeevents.msn.com/category.aspx?cid=Retirement > > _______________________________________________ > 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" >
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