Gary, A kernel upgrade fixed the issue for a while but I ended up with an OS reload. On 12/6/07, Gary Waters <gwaters-web@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hello, > > I believe I have the same issue as Madan in the quote below, where I can > not create files or directories that have numeric only names. > This just started happening 2 days ago. > > I am running: > RHEL AS 4 (Update 5) > LVM with Filesystem = ext3 > > Same Problem. > How to reproduce: > ====================== > > 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 > > This also includes numeric files.. > I can not create them via anything i can think of, via echo, dd, touch, > etc etc. > C programs, Perl, and Bash script can not write to them either. > > Expected results: > ====================== > should be able to create a directory or a file with a numeric name > > ====================== > > What I can do: > > I can write to the same filesystem over NFS on a different machine just > fine. > > I can boot up off of a Live CD and write to the file system fine. > > =============== > I tried using statically linked binaries like busybox, and I can not > create the files. > > I did the rpm --verify on coreutils thinking something wrong there, but > nothing showed up. > > I updated the system completely to RHEL AS 4 Update 6, (all packages > including the kernel), and the problem still persists. > =============== > > Suggestions? Cures? > I am looking at rebuilding the server, and lots of down time... > > Regards, > Gary > > > > Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the > > directory name > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > * /From/: "Madan Thapa" <madan feedback gmail com> > > * /To/: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list > > redhat com> > > * /Subject/: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers > > as the directory name > > * /Date/: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 23:15:57 +0530 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > 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 rcn com <m roth2006 rcn com> wrote: > > > > > > Try this: > > > unalias mkdir > > > > > > mark > > > > > > ---- Original message ---- > > > >Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:50:25 +0530 > > > >From: "Madan Thapa" <madan feedback gmail com> > > > >Subject: Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as the > > > directory name > > > >To: "General Red Hat Linux discussion list" <redhat-list redhat com> > > > > > > > >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 gmail com> 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 usno navy mil> 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. 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