This directory might be under the control of the automount daemon. If you want locally managed home directories you need to remove /home from the automountd.
Erik > -----Original Message----- > From: Ross Collado [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 3:58 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: UNIX OT: Strange Unix behavior > > For the Unix gurus in the list: > > Apologies in advanvce for this OT question. Thought maybe our Unix > experts > in the list might be able to help. > > Env. Solaris 8 > > I seem to be having difficulty renaming and/or deleting /home/oracle. In > fact even a chmod 755 /home doesn't work - returning chmod: WARNING: > can't change home > I find it very strange that root can't do this. > > Has anyone experienced this before? > If so, how did you get around it? > > Rgds, > Ross > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Ross Collado > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 > San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Erik Williams INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).