Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-19 Thread Klaus Wolf
Hi, some time ago I had the same problem using knoppix Lived-CD. Then I did the following: I started the file manager doing sudo konqueror to get superuser rights an this worked well. best regards klaus Am Dienstag, den 18.08.2009, 22:19 +0800 schrieb Umarzuki Mochlis: could be a process is

why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Soren Orel
I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any ideas, why can't I remove a file from my hdd, even when booting with a livecd?

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
2009/8/18 Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com: I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any ideas, why can't I remove a file from my hdd, even when booting with a livecd? other than i? output of lsattr of that file? -- Regards, Umarzuki Mochlis http://gameornot.net --

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Soren Orel
# lsattr somefile --- somefile On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com wrote: I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any ideas, why can't I remove a file from my hdd, even when booting with a livecd?

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-18 09:01, Soren Orel wrote: I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any ideas, why can't I remove a file from my hdd, even when booting with a livecd? The complete lack of details is stupefying. -- Featuring GRATUITOUS ALIEN NUDITY -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Umarzuki Mochlis
could be a process is using it # lsof | grep somefile and kill that process first 2009/8/18 Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com: # lsattr somefile --- somefile On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com wrote: I already tried chattr -i filename but I

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Γιώργος Πάλλας
Umarzuki Mochlis wrote: could be a process is using it # lsof | grep somefile and kill that process first he said that he can't delete it even from a live cd. It can't be a process. About the lack of details, I have to say that it is a unique phaenomenon that happens when

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread John Hasler
Umarzuki Mochlis writes: could be a process is using it Doesn't matter. If a process has a file open when you delete it the directory entry is removed but the file continues to exist until the process closes it. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Ansgar Burchardt
Hi, Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com writes: I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any ideas, why can't I remove a file from my hdd, even when booting with a livecd? Do you have write permissions in the directory containing the file? What error do you get if you

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Soren Orel
permisson denied (13) yes, I have write permission, and the mounted filesystem is also writable On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Ansgar Burchardt ans...@43-1.org wrote: Hi, Soren Orel soren.o...@gmail.com writes: I already tried chattr -i filename but I still can't delete it.. any

Re: why can't I delete a file? tipps help

2009-08-18 Thread Ron Johnson
On 2009-08-18 15:20, Soren Orel wrote: permisson denied (13) yes, I have write permission, and the mounted filesystem is also writable Show us the exact command and any output. Also include an ls -aFl of the offending file. On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Ansgar Burchardt ans...@43-1.org