Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 3 Feb 2005 17:31:15 +0100 | From | Martijn van Oosterhout <> | Subject | Re: Query - Regarding strange behaviour. |
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On Thu, Feb 03, 2005 at 09:48:12PM +0530, Pankaj Agarwal wrote: > [root@test usr]# lsattr -d /usr/bin > su--ia------- /usr/bin
Well, there's your problem. These mean:
s: when deleted, its blocks are zeroed and written back to the disk u: when deleted, its contents are saved. i: cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, a: can only be open in append mode for writing
Remove those flags with chattr...
Hope this helps,
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S Iremonger" <exxsi@bath.ac.uk> > To: "Pankaj Agarwal" <pankaj@toughguy.net> > Cc: <linux-os@analogic.com>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>; "Linux Net" > <linux-net@vger.kernel.org> > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 9:37 PM > Subject: Re: Query - Regarding strange behaviour. > > > >>its not even allowing me to copy it ...then surely it wont allow me mv as > >>well... what else can i try... > >>[root@test root]# mount > >>/dev/hda2 on / type ext3 (rw) > >>[root@test /]# cd /usr > >>[root@test usr]# cp bin testbin > >>cp: omitting directory `bin' > > > >"cp" does not normally copy direcrories as such by DEFAULT. > > > >Use the "-R" flag on "cp" to make it 'recurse' and copy the whole > > directory and directory/files under it. > > > >e.g. "cp -R bin bincopy" > > > > > >And, show us all the results of the following 2 commands, please. > > > >ls -ld /usr/bin > >lsattr -d /usr/bin > > > >--S Iremonger <exxsi@bath.ac.uk> > > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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