Hello,
sometimes it happens that file is locked. To see if there is any
process, execute:
fuser -mv [file_name]
- the output shows you PID. Then kill this process:
kill -9 [PID] as root user or use sudo.
The second options is that your file is corrupted on disk. Therefore
also try fsck.
Usage: fsck.ext3 [-panyrcdfvstDFSV] [-b superblock] [-B blocksize]
[-I inode_buffer_blocks] [-P process_inode_size]
[-l|-L bad_blocks_file] [-C fd] [-j external_journal]
[-E extended-options] device
Emergency help:
-p Automatic repair (no questions)
-n Make no changes to the filesystem
-y Assume "yes" to all questions
-c Check for bad blocks and add them to the
badblock list
-f Force checking even if filesystem is marked
clean
-v Be verbose
-b superblock Use alternative superblock
-B blocksize Force blocksize when looking for superblock
-j external_journal Set location of the external journal
-l bad_blocks_file Add to badblocks list
-L bad_blocks_file Set badblocks list
So good luck!
On Feb 3, 8:21 am, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have rebooted and tried every method mentioned of rm....but the
> files are still there (taking up 4gb of space). I did another backup
> to a directory with a different name ..... so at least I have a
> backup ...... but removing a file should be a very basic operation.
> I originally formatted the drive under Windows using NTFS, perhaps
> this is a factor, though I thought that Linux could handle this.
>
> Is there a simple method of Formatting under Linux (that can also be
> read in Windows) to save me from booting in Windows ?
>
> On Feb 3, 7:46 am, Robert Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:13:45 -0800 (PST)
>
> > linuxonbute <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > And if that doesn't work it might be that there are hidden characters
> > > in the .avi bit so you could try
> > > something like sudo rm para*
>
> > Might also be that a process has the file(s) locked through reboots.
> > Check the output of "ps aux | less" and look for a process that is using
> > "parachute.avi." If you find it in the list, issue the commend "sudo
> > kill (process ID#)", substituting (process ID#) for the actual PID of
> > the process as listed.
>
> > --
> > Rob Smith
> > Linux, because software, like people, deserves to exist in an open,
> > sharing environment. #!CrunchBang Linux v.8.10.01
> > Claws Mail 3.5.0
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