From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jun 4 13:11:40 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 CBAD116A46F for ; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:11:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from antennex@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay106-f10.bay106.hotmail.com [65.54.161.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 97C5143D46 for ; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 13:11:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from antennex@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 4 Jun 2006 06:11:40 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 65.54.161.200 by by106fd.bay106.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:11:37 GMT X-Originating-IP: [65.68.247.73] X-Originating-Email: [antennex@hotmail.com] X-Sender: antennex@hotmail.com From: "Jack Stone" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 08:11:37 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Jun 2006 13:11:40.0572 (UTC) FILETIME=[6B12D5C0:01C687D8] Subject: Cannot delete stubborn files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 13:11:40 -0000 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