Mike, > Can someone tell me how they did it ? They may have modified the kernel, remounted the filesystem readonly... or the may have simply set the immutable bit: ryan:~# touch this ryan:~# chattr +i this ryan:~# rm -f this rm: cannot remove `this': Operation not permitted ryan:~# lsattr this ----i---------- this ryan:~# chattr -i this ryan:~# rm this see chattr(1) and lsattr(1) for more information. Cheers, Ryan ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe email security-discuss-request@linuxsecurity.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject of the message.