I have actually come across this problem before, what I had to do is boot
into another operating system and delete the file. There could be a flag in
the table that is preventing it from being deleted, Linux will not clear
this flag but Windoze can (since you said it was VFAT and not ext2fs).
Another thing to check is the mount rights. Check if it is mounted as RO.
=)
SkYE
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"Zankoku na tenshi no youni."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Blomquist, Niklas
Sent: 2001?1?22? 16:28
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: SV: [newbie] Problem with deleting files...
I am the owner and root, but I can't delete this file.
I have tried with rm -f as well...
It is very annoing!
/Niklas
> -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> Från: Skye Louey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Skickat: den 22 januari 2001 08:47
> Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Ämne: RE: [newbie] Problem with deleting files...
>
>
> If you are not the owner of the file/or in the group the file
> belongs to you
> will not be allowed to change it. Log in as an authorized
> user(or root) and
> you should be able to delete the file.
>
> Another thing you could try is rm -f <filename> to "force" removal.
>
> =)
>
> SkYE
> ???? ? ?? ? ????
> "Zankoku na tenshi no youni."
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Blomquist, Niklas
> Sent: 2001?1?22? 15:30
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: SV: [newbie] Problem with deleting files...
>
> Í have tried to do that with chmod, but it says the same thing.
>
> How do I change the permission?
>
> /Niklas
>
> > -----Ursprungligt meddelande-----
> > Från: Mike & Tracy Holt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Skickat: den 22 januari 2001 07:31
> > Till: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Ämne: Re: [newbie] Problem with deleting files...
> >
> >
> > Blomquist, Niklas wrote:
> >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > I have a realy stupid problem.
> > >
> > > I have a drive that with vfat on, and I can't delete some
> > files from it. The
> > > files have been copied from CD-rom and have read only and
> > system. I get the
> > > error messages permission denied.
> > >
> > > How do I change this?
> > >
> > > /Niklas
> >
> >
> > If you copied the files from a cdrom, you've also copied
> > their read-only
> > permissions. You need to change permissions on the files
> > before you can
> > delete them.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> >
> >
>
>
