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Subject: RE: Failing to delete files that is hold by makegroup
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2003 08:19:25 +0200
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From: "Johan Kruger" <JKR AT Nanoteq DOT com>
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Hi,

I include two text files of directories that shows different attributes =
in the patrent directory that does not want to delete, maybe this is =
where the problem starts.

Thanks,
Johan Kruger
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-----Original Message-----
From: Igor Pechtchanski [mailto:pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu]
Sent: 25 August 2003 05:00
To: Johan Kruger
Cc: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: Failing to delete files that is hold by makegroup


On Mon, 25 Aug 2003, Johan Kruger wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Please help, on my Windows2000 machine a failed build script has left =
a
> directory on my machine that I am unable to delete, I have searched =
the
> internet, tried chmod to no avail, even tried shred. I am in a bit of
> confusion at this stage.
>
> Thanks,
> Johan Kruger

Johan,

What program do you use to delete directories?  What message are you
getting when you try to delete that directory?

If you get "permission denied", what is the output of 'ls -ld <dir>'?
What about 'getfacl <dir>'?  Who is the owner of the directory?
	Igor
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