From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 12 21:47:08 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4133C16A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:47:08 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxsf39.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf39.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.166]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 842ED43D1D for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:47:07 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanny@TDFltd.com) Received: from mxip12.cluster1.charter.net (mxip12a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.142])j2CLl6cY011973 for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:47:06 -0500 Received: from 66.188.59.240.bay.mi.chartermi.net (HELO q.TDFltd.com) (66.188.59.240) by mxip12.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 12 Mar 2005 16:47:06 -0500 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.90,159,1107752400"; d="scan'208"; a="872754841:sNHT13827086" Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.2.20050312163705.03c40278@10.10.10.1> X-Sender: stanny@10.10.10.1 X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.1.2.0 Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 16:47:03 -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org From: Gary Stanny Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: can't delete file even after "chmod 777" & "rm -f" X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 21:47:08 -0000 Howdy - I'm having a weird problem. My users can't delete each other's files. Even if I "chmod 777" the target file and use a "rm -f" cmd. Of course root can delete the files. Both users are in wheel. stanny >ls -l bf_com_exit_rpt.txt -rwxrwxrwx 1 robot wheel 5241 Mar 11 16:30 bf_com_exit_rpt.txt stanny >rm bf_com_exit_rpt.txt rm: bf_com_exit_rpt.txt: Operation not permitted stanny >rm -f bf_com_exit_rpt.txt rm: bf_com_exit_rpt.txt: Operation not permitted cat /etc/passwd -> stanny:*:1000:0:Gary Stanny:/home/stanny:/usr/local/bin/zsh robot:*:9999:0:Mr. Robot:/home/robot:/usr/local/bin/zsh mlbot:*:9998:0:Mail Bot:/home/mlbot:/usr/local/bin/zsh stanny >cat /etc/group # $FreeBSD: src/etc/group,v 1.19.2.1 2001/11/24 17:22:24 gshapiro Exp $ # wheel:*:0:root,stanny,robot,mlbot Please also CC me direct as I get the list via digest. Thanks a bunch. cheers gary Gary Stanny Tierra del Fuego Ltd. www.TDFltd.com stanny@TDFltd.com Financial Software 734-449-8306 (voice/fax) 7725 Shady Beach Dr Whitmore Lake, MI, 48189 USA