From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 12 22:37:03 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 F286D16A4CE for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:37:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mxsf05.cluster1.charter.net (mxsf05.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.205]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 82CDC43D54 for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 22:37:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stanny@TDFltd.com) Received: from mxip18.cluster1.charter.net (mxip18a.cluster1.charter.net [209.225.28.148])j2CMb1DH011174 for ; Sat, 12 Mar 2005 17:37:01 -0500 Received: from 66.188.59.240.bay.mi.chartermi.net (HELO q.TDFltd.com) (66.188.59.240) by mxip18.cluster1.charter.net with ESMTP; 12 Mar 2005 17:37:02 -0500 X-Ironport-AV: i="3.90,159,1107752400"; d="scan'217,208"; a="835640096:sNHT34966616" Message-Id: <6.1.2.0.2.20050312173121.03cbadf0@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 17:36:59 -0500 To: questions@freebsd.org From: Gary Stanny Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: RE: 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 22:37:03 -0000 Hi again list and thanks for the instant answer. The winner was John Pettitt. He correctly pointed me to the sticky bit set on the /tmp & /ramdisk directories. Danie Du Toit did provide correct information except that the problem files weren't in the users home directories. Thanks a bunch guys :-) 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