On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 05:27:18PM +0200, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > On lenny, I have mounted a remote directory via sshfs: > $ sshfs [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/path/to/dir dir > > Within dir I can touch, cp, mv or edit files at will (as expected by the > permissions). > > $ touch testfile > $ nano testfile > $ mv testfile testfilea > $ cp testfilea testfilec > $ sed s/foo/bar/ testfilec > baz baz bar bar > bar jalsdk asiduf alhfd a > > $ sed -i s/foo/bar/ testfilec > sed: cannot rename ./sedz1MMtd: Operation not permitted > > However, 'sed -i' leads to above error message. What am I doing wrong here? > > The same sed command works fine, if I copy the file to a local directory. > > Thanks for any help or pointers!
What does "ls -l testfilec" show you about the permissions and ownership on the file? Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4036 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you." James 4:7 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]