Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1998 16:30:41 +0200 (CEST) From: Anders Andersson <anders@enterprise.sanyusan.se> To: Mark <markm@offline.dct.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rm dir, not empty? (fwd) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9808311629360.29734-100000@enterprise.sanyusan.se> In-Reply-To: <199808311343.IAA12314@offline.dct.com>
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On Mon, 31 Aug 1998, Mark wrote: > Forwarded message: > > >On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 11:13:24AM +0200, Anders Andersson wrote: > > > > > >> [root@enterprise /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/lib]# rm -rf libgmp/ > > >> rm: libgmp/: Directory not empty > > > > > >Try 'rm -rf libgmp' > > > > > > > rm -rf libgmp gives me the same error: > > > > [root@enterprise /usr/obj/usr/src/gnu/lib]# rm -rf libgmp > > rm: libgmp/: Directory not empty > > By any chance are you on an NFS mount? If you are, you may have a stale NFS > handle in the directory, something eqivalent ot .***NFS or something like it. > If you have that, telnet to the machine that the NFS mounts are being mounted > from, and delete the dotfile (stale NFS handle) Then you will be able to > remove the directory. Or, you could just remove the directory with "rm -rf" > on the machine serving the mounts as well... > No, I am not using NFS at all... The problem started after a kernel panic and reboot during a make world. I am using softupdates, 3.0-current // Anders > -- > Mark Maurer markm@dct.com mwmaurer@mtu.edu > Programmer, Digital Magic Interactive http://www.dminteractive.com > Senior, Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI > -- Views do not represent those of my employer or school > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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