Chad, check for processes having the socket open, stop them and retry. An optional "chmod o-t /usr/share/doc/libldap2" may be necessary. On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 09:44:10AM -0600, Chad C. Walstrom wrote: > [Note: Please include me in the Cc: of your reply, for expediency's sake.] > > I'm not sure how this came about, but I cannot remove the directory > /usr/share/doc/libldap2. > > [09:36:47] chewie@skuld (505)$ ls -lad libldap2 > s-w--w---T 16806 236536206 1076048101 1084824775 Oct 1 2004 libldap2= > [09:36:52] chewie@skuld (506)$ file libldap2 > libldap2: sticky socket > [09:36:58] chewie@skuld (507)$ sudo rm -rf /usr/share/doc/libldap2 > rm: cannot unlink `/usr/share/doc/libldap2': Operation not permitted > > System: Debian unstable (Sid) > Kernel: 2.4.17-k7 > Filesystem: ext3 on an LVM logical volume (no extra patches to the > kernel, vanilla 2.4.17). > > I've tried removing it while root as well with no success. I've tried > using fsck.{ext2,ext3} with no avail. I relize that I'm going to have > to do something fairly low-level to the FS to recover this problem. Any > pointers or suggestions you may have would be quite welcome. > > Thanks. > > -- > Chad Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net> | a.k.a. ^chewie > http://www.wookimus.net/ | s.k.a. gunnarr > Get my public key, ICQ#, etc. $(mailx -s 'get info' chewie@wookimus.net) -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html