Have you tried lsattr to check whether /usr/bin has the immutable ("i")
attribute set? If it is, you can fix it with chattr.
I'm assuming /usr/bin isn't on it's own separate partition, which would
raise other questions.
Tony
On 16/10/2017 06:05, Mark Rogers via Peterboro wrote:
> Ext4
>
> On 16 Oct 2017 02:00, "Tony Cowderoy via Peterboro"
> <peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk <mailto:peterboro@mailman.lug.org.uk>>
> wrote:
>
> PS, which file system?
>
> Tony
>
> On 15/10/2017 17:43, Tony Cowderoy via Peterboro wrote:
>>
>> Which distro/release/architecture and are you running from a
>> graphical desktop or pure command line?
>>
>> Tony
>>
>> On 15/10/2017 16:58, Mark Rogers via Peterboro wrote:
>>> To reply to all:
>>>
>>> I haven't checked inodes but can still create directories/files
>>> elsewhere in the partition so I don't think that's it.
>>>
>>> I have performed a boot time disk check with no errors.
>>>
>>> The examples I gave with sudo were to emphasise that I was
>>> running as root but actually most of the tests I've done have
>>> been logged in as root.
>>>
>>> I'm glad this has got everyone else as stumped as it's got me!
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
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