RE: permissions
On 15-Jun-2000 Johann Spies wrote:
> I have the following file in /lost+found:
>
> br-xr-srw- 1 4462 25959 147, 103 Jul 25 2019 #1355791
>
> Can somebody explain the following to me please:
>
> 1. The meaning of 'b' in the permissions.
> 2. The group end owner of the file
> 3. Why this file is so much different than the others I removed from
> the same directory?
>
> The abovementioned file refuses any chmod or removal even by root.
>
It's different because it's a block device. Probably it has the immutable bit
set, so use chattr to clear it, and then delete the file..
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