sudo chmod 777 parachute.avi sudo mv parachute.avi /dev/null
On Feb 3, 5:57 pm, Sim Roo <[email protected]> wrote: > m...@mm-laptop:~$ sudo fsck -n /dev/sdc5 > [sudo] password for mm: > fsck 1.41.3 (12-Oct-2008) > fsck: fsck.ntfs: not found > fsck: Error 2 while executing fsck.ntfs for /dev/sdc5 > > On Feb 3, 10:31 am, "robin.w" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
