me grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > Hello, I am hoping someone can give me some advice on how to delete a > file. > > Apparently the directory /usr/local/netscape/chrome/ got hosed and it > shows up > as a 2.2gb file and not a directory any longer. > > EXT3 file system, file system check shows no problem. > > The file shows OWNER: 35327 > and I can not create a user that starts with a number to delete it that > way. > > GROUP: 3277717500 (kde) > -10172497 (midnight commander) this may just be how shell and kde > display the number (signed number??) > > I added both of these groups and added root to both groups and I still > cant do > anything with the file. > > Any Suggestions?? > > Thank You > Jack
Root can delete any file or directory in the system. What's stopping you from su'ing to root and deleting it that way? --Dave
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