How about: mkdir /abc mv /abc /123 What's in var/log/messages, secure.... ls -l /bin/mkdir Just throwing stuff out there. Regards, Marshall >-----Original Message----- >From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Madan Thapa >Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 12:46 PM >To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list >Subject: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers >as thedirectory name > >root@server52 [~]# unalias mkdir >-bash: unalias: mkdir: not found >root@server52 [~]# > > >I already mentioned mkdir had no alias set. > >Thanks > >On 9/20/07, m.roth2006@xxxxxxx <m.roth2006@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Try this: >> unalias mkdir >> >> mark >> >> ---- Original message ---- >> >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:50:25 +0530 >> >From: "Madan Thapa" <madan.feedback@xxxxxxxxx> >> >Subject: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the >> directory name >> >To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >> > >> >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 >> >> -- >> 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 > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
