Howdy all! Recently I attempted to install some .deb's when I received error messages that /usr was mounted read-only. I know that this *is* the desired state for /use, and will be once my system settles into a pattern where I'm not always installing/de-installing packages. In other words...RSN...
Anyway, a brief look around showed that /usr had some low-level errors from the WD Caviar drive (again?). I dropped down to single user mode and unmounted the drive. Running fsck on the partition yielded many errors and a lot of cruft in /usr/lost+found. Here's what's in /usr/lost+found/ (I promise to only print this list once.) > cd /usr/lost+found/ > ls -l total 176014862730 b-w-r-xrw- 1 12597 17448 199, 228 Jun 6 2010 #85683 sr-x---r-T 1 38225 52884 18446744073400402084 Jan 4 1966 #85688 c----ws--T 1 47531 12439 159, 161 Mar 19 2003 #85731 sr-xr-sr-- 1 20273 25066 18446744073272518462 May 11 1930 #85798 pr-s-w-r-x 1 33208 18367 0 Jun 2 2014 #85803 s-----xrwx 1 34472 35187 530742783 Feb 19 1939 #85804 sr-x--srwt 1 51815 45702 1104773510 Nov 16 2036 #85845 pr---wxr-t 1 1449 44355 0 Jan 24 1994 #85846 p---r-Sr-T 1 37595 30089 0 May 31 2010 #85856 prwsr----x 1 59654 9568 0 May 30 1911 #85857 cr-s--srw- 1 57083 25150 250, 3 Sep 9 2008 #85859 brwxrw-rwx 1 52047 55176 130, 59 Sep 12 2013 #85863 crwSr-x-wt 1 63455 64467 169, 210 Aug 24 2022 #85869 br-x--srw- 1 65048 20114 180, 203 Jul 16 1915 #85883 crwx-ws-wt 1 34663 58584 224, 16 Oct 6 2001 #85885 crwxr-s--x 1 17218 9732 246, 59 Jun 16 2024 #85886 cr-sr---wx 1 42176 58524 87, 214 May 30 1918 #85939 sr-Sr-s--- 1 28891 46245 795477263 Dec 31 1941 #85980 srwS-wsrwx 1 39357 62882 1254163067 Apr 10 2029 #85982 crws-ws-wT 1 51908 29278 75, 66 Jan 7 1944 #85983 p-wS-wsrwx 1 64759 46643 0 Oct 26 2029 #85993 b--S-wS--t 1 27744 31927 155, 196 Jun 9 2010 #85997 b--S-wxrwT 1 36552 9472 96, 165 Jul 30 1967 #86010 sr--r--r-- 1 17349 62591 1966366131 Sep 21 1920 #86020 b--S--s--- 1 27821 4699 239, 225 Jun 18 1946 #86038 cr-srws-wt 1 45051 45725 173, 204 Jun 19 1972 #86097 srwsrw-r-x 1 53660 59317 18446744073609541193 Jul 7 1959 #86099 b-wsrw-rwt 1 46951 63393 246, 166 Nov 6 1906 #86100 p-wxr---wt 1 57436 57032 0 Jan 26 2031 #86134 cr-x-wx--T 1 48664 58361 243, 139 Mar 4 1993 #86180 s-wx-w-rw- 1 43830 12855 18446744072822025512 Feb 22 2030 #86181 b-wsr-S--x 1 50634 13633 239, 98 Oct 8 2010 #86248 prw-rws--- 1 42518 29397 0 Oct 10 1986 #86275 brwsr-x--x 1 23554 57057 93, 112 Jul 22 1948 #86278 p-----xr-- 1 52207 4709 0 Dec 14 2011 #86281 brws-ws--x 1 27321 41928 74, 24 Jun 29 1977 #86285 cr-srw-r-- 1 20060 63608 61, 148 Mar 19 2022 #86302 br--r---wx 1 53569 7571 182, 112 Mar 28 2004 #86308 p-wSr-Srw- 1 63155 42964 0 Sep 5 2034 #86312 s--x-wx-w- 1 11252 31528 1699971880 May 23 2004 #86333 srwSrwSrwT 1 605 61570 1588517388 Sep 8 2024 #86334 s-wSr-srwT 1 37245 59345 1198079738 Oct 13 1975 #86336 srwSrws--T 1 63422 8664 1211110051 Oct 30 1985 #86342 br-S--xr-- 1 65044 57073 60, 49 Oct 12 2016 #86353 p-wxr-S-wT 1 18509 46301 0 Mar 9 2032 #86354 p-wxrwxrwt 1 8648 42700 0 Feb 12 2005 #86418 p--xrwsrwT 1 14262 10978 0 Nov 26 1961 #86419 p-wxrwS-wt 1 58766 6603 0 Jan 5 1904 #86420 brwsrwS-w- 1 33193 5664 240, 24 Jun 20 1956 #86421 p--Srws--T 1 44817 14643 0 Jan 5 2031 #86439 cr--r-srw- 1 7202 57331 195, 54 Jan 4 2021 #86440 b--x-wsr-x 1 48273 5321 51, 30 Aug 19 2003 #86473 cr--r----- 1 57519 9735 207, 121 Jan 1 1962 #86479 br-srwx-wt 1 52999 26015 191, 109 Jul 8 2028 #86504 b--S-wxr-- 1 31856 6124 147, 40 Nov 30 1959 #86513 sr--r-x-wT 1 2872 13035 18446744072024078759 Jul 26 1908 #86526 c-wSrwsr-T 1 4294 61544 158, 130 Nov 19 2014 #86532 srwx--s-wT 1 5679 56197 1173219910 Sep 15 1972 #86535 crw--wS--- 1 10023 41192 231, 153 Sep 29 1911 #86546 p--s--sr-x 1 21932 10847 0 Apr 11 1997 #86548 pr-S-wx--x 1 64175 35575 0 Dec 27 1921 #86558 brw----r-T 1 48462 7351 14, 125 Nov 30 1920 #86561 prw--ws--x 1 14474 1520 0 Jun 19 1960 #86571 crws---rw- 1 52625 34750 37, 115 Oct 26 1908 #86573 s-w--wSr-x 1 45819 56175 1826828446 Jun 14 1916 #86585 s-wSr-srw- 1 55807 29442 378448536 Dec 24 2010 #86610 pr-x----wT 1 52007 59785 0 Jan 27 2034 #86614 brwx--S--T 1 700 52110 91, 226 Oct 9 2017 #86615 prws-w-rw- 1 51028 49918 0 Sep 27 1974 #86638 c---r-S-wx 1 29150 55357 12, 66 May 12 1967 #86657 s-wx--sr-- 1 21672 18483 474964864 Oct 28 1909 #86664 sr-x---rwx 1 1714 53956 1212456720 Oct 21 1907 #86682 s--xrw--w- 1 6881 1202 490595593 Jun 16 1987 #86683 brwS--xr-- 1 37335 27730 63, 244 Sep 8 1939 #86684 srwsr-xr-- 1 18955 11091 1994537533 Apr 14 1923 #86687 p--x-ws-wt 1 35454 17083 0 Nov 10 2033 #86720 br-Srwsrwt 1 9565 41891 242, 99 Sep 13 2037 #86770 b--sr-x-wx 1 43697 27697 227, 254 Sep 28 1996 #86772 b-wxrws-w- 1 11833 17929 134, 65 Oct 28 1972 #86806 pr-s-w-r-x 1 5375 30752 0 Aug 3 1938 #86809 p----w-r-- 1 17488 2019 0 Oct 3 2010 #86814 p-wS-ws-w- 1 37360 60265 0 Sep 20 1973 #86831 pr-s--xrwT 1 30576 28809 0 Mar 10 1965 #86833 pr-x--xr-- 1 62045 53975 0 Jan 14 1928 #86834 p---rwx-wt 1 10261 52232 0 Nov 30 1980 #86852 b--sr-s-wx 1 55256 5936 116, 166 Sep 8 2002 #86864 c-wx-wS-wx 1 12797 29182 83, 140 Jul 11 1938 #86907 c-ws--s--x 1 44372 23926 205, 27 May 25 1989 #86908 c-wsr-xrwt 1 4479 27960 180, 84 Dec 28 1991 #86909 p-wS-wS-wT 1 36493 41984 0 Sep 3 1913 #86912 prwxr-Sr-- 1 8370 40426 0 Oct 12 1989 #86939 c--S--S-wt 1 32509 59318 66, 137 Mar 30 1976 #86985 p--s--sr-T 1 33194 11837 0 Jul 31 1936 #86987 srwx-wSr-x 1 58592 44745 723136632 Jun 1 2006 #86989 cr-xr-Sr-T 1 560 26156 150, 178 Dec 1 1925 #86996 crws--x-wt 1 9140 42713 54, 61 May 9 1962 #87019 cr--rwSrwt 1 28294 62783 8, 209 Jun 18 1936 #87024 c-w---S--x 1 21930 43553 131, 157 Oct 13 1944 #87036 p-wSr---wT 1 48894 57788 0 Jul 27 1981 #87039 srwS-wxrwT 1 50630 38643 18446744073481135131 May 30 1971 #87041 prwS--xrwx 1 20652 1046 0 Dec 30 1940 #87050 p-w--ws-wt 1 25031 26840 0 May 14 1960 #87055 b---r-Srw- 1 6077 11687 156, 119 Aug 13 1980 #87070 crws-wxrwx 1 52405 60919 207, 240 Dec 24 2022 #87076 crwxr-sr-T 1 50106 20570 17, 226 Sep 29 1988 #87082 p-ws-wx-wt 1 37403 18958 0 Aug 7 1997 #87088 pr-sr-S-wT 1 45228 48945 0 Jul 29 1931 #87103 s----wSr-x 1 30352 54525 18446744072530763526 Mar 12 1956 #87105 p--s-wx--T 1 1646 24266 0 May 15 1918 #87107 srwx--s--x 1 21160 8972 18446744072824989686 Jun 12 1952 #87140 br-s-wS--t 1 96 13457 187, 208 Jul 20 2024 #87144 c-w---Sr-T 1 52370 20832 70, 94 Feb 3 1915 #87148 c--SrwS-w- 1 51133 59613 170, 141 Feb 15 1912 #87163 sr-S-wSrwT 1 47773 28282 18446744072565729348 Jun 1 1985 #87166 c-wxrw---t 1 9248 39679 151, 206 Jan 31 1986 #87183 prwxrwx-w- 1 16503 6286 0 Jul 27 1946 #87186 cr-Sr-sr-t 1 40209 50761 75, 172 Oct 19 2026 #87188 cr-x-wS-wT 1 13676 59978 100, 206 Jan 30 2020 #87209 s--x--srwx 1 21185 7279 18446744071869818565 Nov 18 1916 #87213 br-S--S--x 1 12862 58848 197, 150 Aug 21 1959 #87241 brws-----T 1 30661 55605 228, 101 Jul 17 2027 #87243 b-wxr-x--- 1 45798 22497 133, 2 Dec 19 1971 #87245 cr-xrwSrwx 1 18928 19225 44, 23 Nov 27 1925 #87290 sr---wx--- 1 14798 191 18446744072240337753 Jun 19 1920 #87295 s--Sr-x-wt 1 53841 57978 18446744072614852473 Jan 8 2011 #87296 prwSrwxrwt 1 21230 17429 0 Jul 25 1934 #87297 sr-xr--rwT 1 32372 8320 18446744071613714608 Mar 12 2024 #87310 p----wxrwt 1 15361 55370 0 Mar 29 1971 #87312 pr-xrwxrwT 1 35385 34846 0 Oct 23 1971 #87313 cr-S---rwT 1 18329 21106 21, 143 Jan 5 1914 #87316 b-wS--s-wx 1 59033 3353 133, 88 Jan 12 1999 #87318 crwSr-xrwt 1 30423 61525 165, 214 Nov 21 1999 #87338 prws-ws-w- 1 40604 21966 0 Feb 8 1953 #87355 pr-S--s--- 1 36154 53779 0 Feb 9 2017 #87387 pr-x--S--T 1 7380 63070 0 Feb 8 1954 #87390 prwsr-x-wT 1 8680 25133 0 Mar 16 1917 #87431 b------r-t 1 63221 22867 6, 4 Feb 11 2023 #87437 pr-x-wxrwt 1 20711 21913 0 Sep 8 1974 #87443 crwxrwsrwx 1 13431 44944 224, 87 Jan 10 1917 #87448 sr----Srwx 1 9408 39764 762285267 Oct 15 1903 #87468 p--xr-xrwt 1 64725 26816 0 Feb 28 1918 #87477 sr-xrw-rwx 1 9753 63187 560560756 Jun 21 1953 #87480 p-ws---rwt 1 18956 64929 0 Apr 2 2023 #87511 p---rw--wt 1 38913 10287 0 May 12 1963 #87524 p--Srwx--- 1 39473 59910 0 Sep 28 1988 #87533 s-ws-wsr-x 1 9624 62753 1615479110 Jan 16 2007 #87536 br-S----w- 1 3071 64340 110, 196 Nov 24 2020 #87547 br-S--sr-- 1 63389 63971 232, 105 Jan 22 1982 #87550 p--x-w-r-x 1 46890 192 0 Feb 15 1912 #87559 s-w--w-rwt 1 52473 55332 18446744071698623133 Nov 11 1978 #87560 c--x--s-w- 1 32353 35516 204, 119 Nov 23 1939 #87567 p-w----rw- 1 47072 23835 0 Mar 20 1967 #87572 srwSr-sr-- 1 49670 39341 18446744072571858668 Jan 24 2024 #87584 prwS--xr-t 1 61557 52699 0 Jun 9 1942 #87595 brwSr-s-wT 1 53302 46617 244, 193 Jul 25 1965 #87602 prwxrwx-w- 1 760 18391 0 Jun 27 2019 #87603 b--s-wxr-T 1 43229 28397 215, 68 Nov 10 2003 #87605 s-w--wsr-x 1 5044 31270 18446744072836865466 Jun 5 1949 #87630 s-w-rwS-wx 1 61540 48337 1682587515 Jul 28 2002 #87640 br-srwsr-x 1 13510 51690 138, 231 Aug 30 2001 #87654 b--Sr-Srwt 1 43570 54985 21, 26 Feb 19 1979 #87675 drwxrwxrwx 2 root root 1024 Dec 2 07:27 #98109 Ok. I like a good challenge, but this is ridicules!! As I haven't been able to do anything with these entries. I have noticed that the file "names" are actually inode numbers - fsck *did* call them unlinked inodes... Here's a (brief) synopsis of what I've tried: > rm * rm: cannot unlink `#85683': Operation not permitted rm: remove write-protected file `#85688'? y rm: cannot unlink `#85688': Operation not permitted rm: remove write-protected file `#85731'? y rm: cannot unlink `#85731': Operation not permitted rm: cannot unlink `#85798': Operation not permitted rm: remove write-protected file `#85803'? y rm: cannot unlink `#85803': Operation not permitted [...] > pwd /usr/lost+found > chmod 0000 * chmod: #85683: Operation not permitted chmod: #85688: Operation not permitted chmod: #85731: Operation not permitted chmod: #85798: Operation not permitted chmod: #85803: Operation not permitted chmod: #85804: Operation not permitted [...] > chmod 7777 * chmod: #85683: Operation not permitted chmod: #85688: Operation not permitted chmod: #85731: Operation not permitted [...] > chown root:root * chown: #85683: Operation not permitted chown: #85688: Operation not permitted chown: #85731: Operation not permitted [...] > lsattr * lsattr 1.12, 9-Jul-98 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 lsattr: Operation not supported by device While reading flags on #85683 lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on #85688 lsattr: Operation not supported by device While reading flags on #85731 lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on #85798 lsattr: Invalid argument While reading flags on #85803 lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on #85804 lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on #85845 lsattr: Invalid argument While reading flags on #85846 lsattr: Invalid argument While reading flags on #85856 lsattr: Invalid argument While reading flags on #85857 [...] I *know* that I could wipe out /usr and re-install all of my packages, but that seems a little drastic. I've toyed around _very_ _carefully_ with lde and even tried using it to nix /usr/lost+found...next fsck caught the files and put them back (+1...I'm assuming it was the original /usr/lost+found/ entry...) Suggestions!? Chuck -- Chuck Stickelman, Owner E-Mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Practical Network Design Voice: +1-419-529-3841 9 Chambers Road FAX: +1-419-529-3625 Mansfield, OH 44906-1301 USA
