cannot remove files from /tmp

[Rolf Gerrits]

Rick,

Thanks, but I tried all that .   I cannot change the ownership nor the 
permissions ( as root ) .
Maybe I can give root temporary "rpm" permissions (group member) ?  I am 
not sure this will work or if I dare.

Thing is, that at startup the system cannot remove these files either.
I was wondering if I could run "fsck" or something on an mounted system 
( or specific directory ).
Possibly these are not really files, but just corrupted entries ?
I am open to suggestions ... ( formatting is not an option :-b )

Rolf

replies-lists-redhat at listmail.innovate.net wrote:

>you need to fix the ownerships/permissions on those files. they are
>owned/grouped by/to 1 (which is probably bin) and rpm, with only the
>group (rpm) able to write/delete them (and not all of them at that).
>bin isn't in the group rpm by default.
>
>i'd just likely change them to be owned by root and make them writable
>by owner, and then delete them.  **all with appropriate care of
>course**.
>
>  - Rick
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>>Date: Saturday, January 06, 2007 07:01:17 PM +0100
>>From: Rolf Gerrits <rm.gerrits at quicknet.nl>
>>Subject: cannot remove files from /tmp
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>>I have a problem removing files from the /tmp directory ...
>>At startup the system cannot remove them either
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>><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>
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>>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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