Re: can't remove dir

["Barry Naujok" <bnaujok@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:15:04 +1000, Louis-David Mitterrand  
<vindex+lists-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 09:14:25AM -0500, Eric Sandeen wrote:
> > Louis-David Mitterrand wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > While cleaning up /lost+found a directory resisted removal:
> > >
> > >    sylla:/lost+found# rm 1879629858 -rf
> > >    rm: cannot remove directory `1879629858': Directory not empty
> > >
> > > The directory _is_ empty and "-rf" should remove it anyway, so this
> > > looks like a fs error.
> > >
> > > This is on debian unstable with 2.6.23-rc6.
> >
> > Any errors in the system logs?  I'd try most recent xfs_repair next.  If
> > that doesn't fix it, make an xfs_metadump for Barry to look at.  :)
> > Make a backup first if you're paranoid.
> Hi again,
>
> Using a 2.6.23 kernel and after a clean xfs_repair-2.9.4 run I can't
> remove that file:
>
> sylla:/# rm /lost+found/3912672557
> rm: cannot remove `/lost+found/3912672557': Operation not permitted
>
> sylla:/# ls -li /lost+found/3912672557
> 3912672557 lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 9 2006-04-09 19:10  
> /lost+found/3912672557 -> unix.7.gz
Can you apply the patch in
http://oss.sgi.com/archives/xfs/2007-09/msg00222.html
and run the patched repair on your filesytem?

Barry.