You write: > Since kernel 2.4.6, the commands 'lsattr' and 'chattr' do not work > anymore when applied to directories: > > As root: > > # mkdir x > # chattr +i x > chattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device while reading flags on x > # lsattr -d x > lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on x This is fixed in the most recent Linus and -ac kernels. The fix is below. Cheers, Andreas ========================================================================== --- linux-2.4.6.orig/fs/ext2/dir.c Thu Jun 28 14:28:24 2001 +++ linux-2.4.6-aed/fs/ext2/dir.c Tue Jul 10 22:59:12 2001 @@ -576,5 +576,6 @@ struct file_operations ext2_dir_operations = { read: generic_read_dir, readdir: ext2_readdir, + ioctl: ext2_ioctl, fsync: ext2_sync_file, }; -- Andreas Dilger \ "If a man ate a pound of pasta and a pound of antipasto, \ would they cancel out, leaving him still hungry?" http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/ -- Dogbert - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/