Re: Can't get rid of this file--Why???
jfoster@augustmail.com (John Foster) writes:
> I have a file /usr/lib/gnews after purging gnews from my system. The
> strange thing is that I can't even remove it as root. It has a string of
> numbers for the owner and group and properties of pr--r--r-- 0444 Does
> anyone know what this is and how to get rid of it. It is stopping me
> from installing or removing anything connected to gnews. Also it is
> 512Mbs in size. I tried to view it and I get permission denied...even as
> root. Thanks!
Looks like a job for "debugfs". The "p" looks like a pipe, but
since it has size it cannot be a pipe.
Paul
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