> Kim Wing Fung wrote:
>
> Hello
>
> Can some one please help. Why is it that the tar program
> sonetimes generates "ghost files" which can be seen, but it's
> permissions can never be changed not even as root. These files can
> never be removed and have some obscure name made up of what seems like
> random characters. How can i stop these files from appearing and how
> do i get rid of those files which have appeared on my computer?
>
> Kim Wing Fung
I don't know of any "ghost" files that root doesn't have permission to
manipulate.
Can you give more information?
Do a directory listing into a text file (# vdir > mydirlisting.txt &)
and attach it to your next email so we can take a look at what the file
tags are. Also, which version of the tar program are you using, and
which tarballs did you open that produced these ghost files?
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JLK
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