I came across the following strange issue today: markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost rm: cannot remove ‘boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs’: Directory not empty markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs total 68K drwxr-xr-x 17 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 . drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 .. drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs total 140K drwxr-xr-x 35 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 . drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 .. drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 config drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 move drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 mpl drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 msm drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_array drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 multi_index drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:00 multiprecision drwxr-xr-x 6 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 numeric drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 optional drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 parameter drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 phoenix drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 polygon drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 pool drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 predef drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 preprocessor drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 program_options drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_map drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 property_tree drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 proto drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ptr_container drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 python drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 random drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 range drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 ratio drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 rational drwxr-xr-x 5 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 regex drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 scope_exit drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 serialization drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 signals2 drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 smart_ptr drwxr-xr-x 4 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 spirit drwxr-xr-x 3 markus markus 4.0K Dec 29 15:01 test markus@x4 tmp % rm -fr boost markus@x4 tmp % ll boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs ls: cannot access boost/results/boost/bin.v2/libs: No such file or directory markus@x4 tmp % fsck.ext4 shows nothing. Kernel is latest git. coreutils-8.22. /dev/sda ext4 1.8T 743G 1.1T 41% /var /dev/sda on /var type ext4 (rw,relatime,data=ordered) -- Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-ext4" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html