Andrew I. Schein wrote: > I am running the command using sudo on Ubuntu 8.04. However, this is > some kind of special file/directory that even root can't rename (use > mv command) or "chmod u+w". It has zero bytes, unlike a symbolic > links or ordinary directories. > > If I try to "rm -rf" it, there is a "Device or resource busy" message. > > Thanks, > > -Andy > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > flexbackup-help mailing list > flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help > You might want to use ls -lO to see if any special chflags have been set to prevent the deletion of the files or directory. From man ls(1):
-O Include the file flags in a long (-l) output. the chflags(1) options show up as - or + signs. I'm using FreeBSD but, I think, Ubuntu supports the same ls(1) options. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ flexbackup-help mailing list flexbackup-help@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flexbackup-help
