Cannot create files/directories that have numeric only names

[Gary Waters]

Hello,

I believe I have the same issue as Madan in the quote below, where I can 
not create files or directories that have numeric only names.
This just started happening 2 days ago.

I am running:
RHEL AS 4 (Update 5)
LVM with Filesystem = ext3

Same Problem.
How to reproduce:
======================

root at server [~]# mkdir 1
mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory
root at server
[~]# mkdir 12
mkdir: cannot create directory `12': No such file or directory
root at server [~]# mkdir 1a2
root at server [~]#



Actual results:
======================
mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory

This also includes numeric files..
I can not create them via anything i can think of, via echo, dd, touch, 
etc etc.
C programs, Perl, and Bash script can not write to them either.

Expected results:
======================
should be able to create a directory or a file with a numeric name

======================

What I can do:

I can write to the same filesystem over NFS on a different machine just 
fine.

I can boot up off of a Live CD and write to the file system fine.

===============
I tried using statically linked binaries like busybox, and I can not 
create the files.

I did the rpm --verify on coreutils thinking something wrong there, but 
nothing showed up.

I updated the system completely to RHEL AS 4 Update 6, (all packages 
including the kernel), and the problem still persists.
===============

Suggestions?  Cures?
I am looking at rebuilding the server, and lots of down time...

Regards,
Gary


>   Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the
>   directory name
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>     * /From/: "Madan Thapa" <madan feedback gmail com>
>     * /To/: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list
>       redhat com>
>     * /Subject/: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers
>       as the directory name
>     * /Date/: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:15:57 +0530
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> root server52 [~]# unalias mkdir
> -bash: unalias: mkdir: not found
> root server52 [~]#
>
>
> I already mentioned mkdir had no alias set.
>
> Thanks
>
> On 9/20/07, m roth2006 rcn com <m roth2006 rcn com> wrote:
> >
> > Try this:
> > unalias mkdir
> >
> >     mark
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:50:25 +0530
> > >From: "Madan Thapa" <madan feedback gmail com>
> > >Subject: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the
> > directory name
> > >To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list redhat com>
> > >
> > >More info ................
> > >
> > >
> > >Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
> > >==================================================================
> > >root server [~]# cat /etc/redhat-release
> > >Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 5)
> > >
> > >root server [~]# uname -a
> > >Linux server.integrityserver.net 2.6.9-55.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Apr 20
> > 17:03:35 EDT
> > >2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
> > >root server [~]#
> > >
> > >
> > >How reproducible:
> > >======================
> > >
> > >root server [~]# mkdir 1
> > >mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory
> > >root server [~]# mkdir 12
> > >mkdir: cannot create directory `12': No such file or directory
> > >root server [~]# mkdir 1a2
> > >root server [~]#
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Actual results:
> > >======================
> > >mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory
> > >
> > >
> > >Expected results:
> > >======================
> > >should be able to create a directory
> > >
> > >Additional Info:
> > >==================
> > >root server [~]# ll $(which mkdir)
> > >-rwxr-xr-x  1 root root 25060 Sep 19 15:46 /bin/mkdir*
> > >root server [~]# rpm -qf $(which mkdir)
> > >coreutils-5.2.1-31.6
> > >root server [~]#
> > >root server [~]# mount -a
> > >root server [~]#
> > >root server [~]#alias | grep mk
> > >root server [~]#
> > >
> > >FSType = ext3
> > >
> > >
> > >Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >On 9/20/07, Madan Thapa <madan feedback gmail com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> All was working fine.. this issue came to notice yesterday. Anybody had
> > >> such experience and any fix please?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On 9/20/07, Bill Tangren < bjt usno navy mil> wrote:
> > >> >
> > >> > Madan Thapa wrote:
> > >> > > Hello,
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the directory
> > name
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > root server [~]# mkdir 123
> > >> > > mkdir: cannot create directory `123': No such file or directory
> > >> > > root server [~]# mkdir 0
> > >> > > mkdir: cannot create directory `0': No such file or directory
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Filesystem is not in readonly mode becasue I can create dir with a
> > mix
> > >> > of
> > >> > > numbers and aplhabets.
> > >> > >
> > >> > > root server [~]# mkdir 1ab
> > >> > > root server [~]#
> > >> > >
> > >> > >
> > >> > > Please advise.
> > >> >
> > >> > [root mach2 ~]# mkdir 123
> > >> > [root mach2 ~]# ls -ld 123
> > >> > drwx------  2 root root 4096 Sep 20 09:09 123
> > >> > [root mach2 ~]#
> > >> >
> > >> > I can. Not sure why you cannot.
> > >> >
> > >> >
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