Re: can't remove dir

[Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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.

-Eric