More info ................ Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): ================================================================== root@server [~]# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 5) root@server [~]# uname -a Linux server.integrityserver.net 2.6.9-55.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 17:03:35 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux root@server [~]# How reproducible: ====================== root@server [~]# mkdir 1 mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory root@server [~]# mkdir 12 mkdir: cannot create directory `12': No such file or directory root@server [~]# mkdir 1a2 root@server [~]# Actual results: ====================== mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory Expected results: ====================== should be able to create a directory Additional Info: ================== root@server [~]# ll $(which mkdir) -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 25060 Sep 19 15:46 /bin/mkdir* root@server [~]# rpm -qf $(which mkdir) coreutils-5.2.1-31.6 root@server [~]# root@server [~]# mount -a root@server [~]# root@server [~]#alias | grep mk root@server [~]# FSType = ext3 Thanks On 9/20/07, Madan Thapa <madan.feedback@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > All was working fine.. this issue came to notice yesterday. Anybody had > such experience and any fix please? > > > > > > On 9/20/07, Bill Tangren < bjt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Madan Thapa wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the directory name > > > > > > > > > root@server [~]# mkdir 123 > > > mkdir: cannot create directory `123': No such file or directory > > > root@server [~]# mkdir 0 > > > mkdir: cannot create directory `0': No such file or directory > > > > > > > > > Filesystem is not in readonly mode becasue I can create dir with a mix > > of > > > numbers and aplhabets. > > > > > > root@server [~]# mkdir 1ab > > > root@server [~]# > > > > > > > > > Please advise. > > > > [root@mach2 ~]# mkdir 123 > > [root@mach2 ~]# ls -ld 123 > > drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Sep 20 09:09 123 > > [root@mach2 ~]# > > > > I can. Not sure why you cannot. > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list