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Subject: Re: help! directories changed into regular files! :(
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On 12/5/06, martijn <martijn@pacno.net> wrote:
> any ideas?

The general idea is that kernel never permits
*any* write access to directory files even if
you have root privileges.

Please check once again, what your problem
might be. Try backing up  your disk with dd
and running fsck, or run fsck on a snapshot.

And please use shorter lines.

Thanks!