xfs
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: can't remove dir

To: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: can't remove dir
From: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:18:23 -0500
In-reply-to: <46EA9741.6060303@sandeen.net>
References: <20070914080926.GA30150@apartia.fr> <46EA9741.6060303@sandeen.net>
Sender: xfs-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxx
User-agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728)
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.

Some day I'll learn to read all of a thread before replying... ignore
me.  Looks like dgc has things well under control.  :)

-Eric


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>