try chattr -i /usr/sbin Even if sendmail is set -i, if the directory is immutable you will not be able to rm it.
Pete -- http://www.elbnet.com ELB Internet Services, Inc. Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting Jason Lim wrote: > > Hi all, > > This is happening on a Redhat 7.2 system, but i think it would apply > across all Linux distros. > > [root@linux1 sbin]# pwd > /usr/sbin > [root@linux1 sbin]# chattr -iu sendmail > [root@linux1 sbin]# rm sendmail > rm: remove `sendmail'? y > rm: cannot unlink `sendmail': Operation not permitted > > [root@linux1 sbin]# ls -al sendmail > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 99161 May 1 01:21 sendmail > > That is happening for all the files in that directory. > > strace rm sendmail: > > lstat64("sendmail", {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=99161, ...}) = 0 > access("sendmail", W_OK) = 0 > unlink("sendmail") = -1 EPERM (Operation not > permitted) > > Any ideas as to what may be happening? > > Sincerely, > Jason > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
