On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Aaron P. Martinez wrote: > Ted Unangst wrote: > > On 3/15/06, Jinxi Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, I'm getting operation not permited when I do this: > > > > > > # chflags -R schg /bin > > > chflags: /bin/chmod: Operation not permitted > > > chflags: /bin/md5: Operation not permitted > > > chflags: /bin/mt: Operation not permitted > > > chflags: /bin/pax: Operation not permitted > > > chflags: /bin/rksh: Operation not permitted > > > chflags: /bin/rmd160: Operation not permitted > > > > > > > you can't change the flags on immutable files. (hint: you already > > changed the flag). > > > > > I'm experiencing this as well.. I'm using 4.1 fresh install and I haven't set > (well now i have, that's how i got this message), i hadn't set anything > immutable and "ls -lo" showed no files in /bin with schg set, but upon running > the > > #chflags -R schg /bin > > i too get the above error. when i do an ls -lo on /bin everything is set > schg now. > > Do these files somehow have the flag set on them at all times, during install, > hidden flag until you manually run the command on them? > > Thanks, > > Aaron
These files are hard linked. The firts link succeeds, but the op on the second one referring to the same file fails. -Otto