Re: rm message..what is the answer.

[Carey Evans <c.evans@clear.net.nz>]

Roddie Rod <roddierod@pghfamily.net> writes:

> I'm still trying to delete broken symlinks and files that are hosing my
> system. When I try to use rm on files I get the following:
> 
> rm -r /usr/lib/mc, overiding mode 5265?
> 
> any answer I give, yes, <enter> or chmod 666 give me either nothing or
> operation not permitted.

Have a look at my posts in December and February about this:

http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9902/msg00188.html
http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9812/msg02771.html

and a reply:

http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9812/msg03298.html

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