cannot remove files from /tmp

Steve Siegfried sos at zjod.net
Sat Jan 6 18:41:57 UTC 2007


As root, try running lsattr(1) on these files.  If you find any files
whose attribute descriptor isn't "-------------" (i.e.: all dashes),
then read up on chattr(1).

-S

Rolf Gerrits wrote:
> 
> I have a problem removing files from the /tmp directory ...
> At startup the system cannot remove them either
> 
> <snip>
> ------s-w-  1 rpm  20752 16384 Jan 15  1971 linc-160f-0-2c899751e4a49
> -----ws--x  1 rpm  49661 16384 Jan  1  1970 linc-d19-0-5e596cf89dd0e
> -----ws--x  1 rpm  49661 16384 Jan  1  1970 linc-d1b-0-5e596cf865a39
> -----ws--x  1 rpm  49661  8192 Jan  1  1970 linc-d38-0-5fcf32a247496
> -----ws--x  1 rpm  49661 16384 Jan  1  1970 
> OSL_PIPE_500_SingleOfficeIPC_5c953c8cde59b25240dbf8a4df6a2ff6
> ------Sr--  1 rpm  16832 28672 Jan  1  1970 virtual-rolf.usyUMr
> <snip>
> 
> This probably happened with the recent crashes I have with my FC4/6 
> system ( or maybe they are the cause of it ? )
> .... any suggestions ?
> 
> Rolf




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