Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 08:16:25 +0000 From: Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com> To: Chris Martino <chrismar@console.org> Cc: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Unremovable file? Message-ID: <36AD79D9.BE03F96E@uk.radan.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901260239490.7693-100000@crazy.weirdo.net>
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Chris Martino wrote:
>
> I tried that before posting to the list, here is it's output:
>
> stupid:/var/log/ % chmod 666 authlog.1.gz
^^^
You don't appear to be root. Try doning this as root.
> chmod: authlog.1.gz: Operation not permitted
> stupid:/var/log/ % rm -i authlog.1.gz
> rm: remove `authlog.1.gz'? y
> rm: authlog.1.gz: Operation not permitted
>
> C
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> On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Robert Chalmers wrote:
>
> > Try
> >
> > I just noticed, the permissions wont let you anyway...
> >
> > do a chmod 666 authlog.1.gz then a rm
> >
> > rm -i auth*
> >
> > and the prompt should ask you if you want to. answer [y]
> >
> >
> > bob
> > Chris Martino wrote:
> >
> > > Hi guys,
> > > I'm trying to rm a file and for some reason it won't let me do it.
> > > Whenever I try it gives me a rm: authlog.1.gz: Operation not permitted
> > >
> > > stupid:/var/log/ % ls -l
> > > total 286274103
> > > b--xr-srw- 30063 8736 29287 194, 231 Jun 6 2032 authlog.1.gz
> > >
> > > Any ideas on how I can get rid of this file?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
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