Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2009-01-08 Thread MHR
On Mon, Jan 5, 2009 at 10:59 PM, CM cris...@mail.multinet.ro wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:16:08 -0800 Scott Silva ssi...@sgvwater.com wrote: So, is there a way to change a file into a directory? Or am I crazy? Thanks. mhr No and Maybe! ;-P I beg to differ on the first

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2009-01-05 Thread Scott Silva
So, is there a way to change a file into a directory? Or am I crazy? Thanks. mhr No and Maybe! ;-P -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2009-01-05 Thread CM
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:16:08 -0800 Scott Silva ssi...@sgvwater.com wrote: So, is there a way to change a file into a directory? Or am I crazy? Thanks. mhr No and Maybe! ;-P I beg to differ on the first answer: anything can happen given sufficient uncorrected file system

[CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
I just discovered that a couple of files on my system are ELF executables when they should be directories. How do I change a file into a directory? I don't think I've ever run into this one before Thanks mhr CentOS 5.2 w/all updates ___ CentOS

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread Phil Schaffner
MHR wrote: I just discovered that a couple of files on my system are ELF executables when they should be directories. How do I change a file into a directory? I don't think I've ever run into this one before mv filename filename.bck mkdir filename Phil

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread Kai Schaetzl
Mhr wrote on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:57:11 -0800: I just discovered that a couple of files on my system are ELF executables when they should be directories. How do I change a file into a directory? I don't think I've ever run into this one before I think you should really explain that a

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com wrote: Mhr wrote on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:57:11 -0800: I just discovered that a couple of files on my system are ELF executables when they should be directories. How do I change a file into a directory? I don't think I've

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:36 AM, MHR mhullr...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, quite. I save a fair number of web pages (receipts, bill payments, etc.) for what should be obvious reasons. Usually, these come down as an html file and a directory (of sub-html files). I have two files that

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread Frank Cox
On Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:41:12 -0800 MHR wrote: I save a fair number of web pages (receipts, bill payments, etc.) for what should be obvious reasons. What are you using to do the saving from? Usually, these come down as an html file and a directory (of sub-html files). I have two

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread John
-Original Message- From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf Of MHR Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 1:41 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:36 AM, MHR

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread Lanny Marcus
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 1:36 PM, MHR mhullr...@gmail.com wrote: snip I save a fair number of web pages (receipts, bill payments, etc.) for what should be obvious reasons. Usually, these come down as an html file and a directory (of sub-html files). I have two files that correspond to two

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:54 AM, John jse...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe the file Header is Corrupted or you have the wrong file association with then??? Possibly, and I don't know how to do that other than a binary edit of the files (which _I_ didn't do...). Did you try opening them with a

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:59 AM, Lanny Marcus lmmailingli...@gmail.com wrote: I sometimes Save web pages also (using Mozilla Firefox) and I have never seen that. I wonder if it has something to do with the actual web pages that were saved, that are in some strange format you didn't notice,

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread William L. Maltby
On Tue, 2008-12-30 at 10:36 -0800, MHR wrote: On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Kai Schaetzl mailli...@conactive.com wrote: Mhr wrote on Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:57:11 -0800: I just discovered that a couple of files on my system are ELF executables when they should be directories. How do I

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread William L. Maltby
snip Having read the rest of the posts, maybe you can recover the critical pieces by going to the bill site again. Most that I use allow a payment history display. If what you're looking for is a saved confirmation of you activity, maybe that will do. Many of those I use show the post date and

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread MHR
On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:15 AM, William L. Maltby centos4b...@triad.rr.com wrote: snip Having read the rest of the posts, maybe you can recover the critical pieces by going to the bill site again. Most that I use allow a payment history display. If what you're looking for is a saved

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2008-12-30 at 11:02 -0800, MHR wrote: On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:54 AM, John jse...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe the file Header is Corrupted or you have the wrong file association with then??? Possibly, and I don't know how to do that other than a binary edit of the files (which

Re: [CentOS] How to change an executable into a directory

2008-12-30 Thread JohnS
On Tue, 2008-12-30 at 11:02 -0800, MHR wrote: On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 10:54 AM, John jse...@gmail.com wrote: Maybe the file Header is Corrupted or you have the wrong file association with then??? Possibly, and I don't know how to do that other than a binary edit of the files (which