Re: unable to stat

[harsha <harshu@hd2.vsnl.net.in>]

hi,
   
On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 03:34:38AM -0400, Daniel T. Chen wrote:
> I remember this in 2.4.4 as a vm bug that trashed my ext2 fs. Mount that
> partition readonly and e2fsck it. More than likely the file is probably
> being reported as some insane size like ~14 GB. Upgrade to 2.4.7+ as soon
> as possible, then repair your fs.
> 

I am using the 2.4.7 kernel. I thought it was an installation problem. I
just checked it out.

ls -l /usr/share/man/man1/uuidgen.1.gz

p-wx--xr-x    1 1577316331 1225489793        0 Feb 20  1910 /usr/share/man/man1/uuidgen.1.gz

I deleted that file and then the upgrade went on smoothly. Does that
mean that the vm bug still exists or the possible reason is that it was
due to a improper shutdown?

thank you
regards
harsha