man chattr mentions the following [on RH 7.2] A file with the `i' attribute cannot be modified: it cannot be deleted or renamed, no link can be created to this file and no data can be written to the file. Only the superuser can set or clear this attribute The .journal file has the following properties ---i-d------- ../.journal As such, I am confused as to how data to the journal can be written, does ext3 internal clear/reset the immutable flag before all writes to the journal -- Yusuf Goolamabbas yusufg@outblaze.com
