The command that allowed it for me was: chattr -sia /bin/ps
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procps failed to install/upgrade :unable to make backup link of
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kautilya, it has worked. If you take a look at the output, the problem
is now with /usr/bin/top . You can repeat the same operation with that
file.
Do you remember of a particular operation / installation you've done ?
Any selinux or hardening tool installed ?
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procps failed to
Operation not permitted means that the file's or directory's attribute
bits are set incorrectly. The solution is to use lsattr to display file
and directory attributes, and chattr to set and unset them.
Can you please provide the output of the following commands:
lsattr /bin/ps
ls -l -h /bin/ps
Thanks, Jean-Baptiste.
I got an error message for ls command. Otherwise please see the output
below.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ lsattr /bin/ps
s---ia /bin/ps
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l -h /bin/ps
ls: invalid option -- h
Try `ls --help' for more information.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ls -l
The problem is with the 'i' attribute. From the man page A file with
the ‘i’ attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed,
no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the
file. Only the superuser or a process possessing the
CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE capability
Thanks, Jean-Baptiste.
I tried; but it doesn't seem to work...
Here's the output:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# lsattr /bin/ps
s- /bin/ps
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# sudo chattr -s /bin/ps
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/home/james# sudo apt-get install --reinstall procps
Reading package
