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BWoso
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 Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:25 am Post subject: Cannot move or delete a particular file [Solved] |
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I have a file on my computer which is causing some problems.
| Code: | clear ~ # ls /usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/ -lash
ls: cannot access /usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1: No such file or directory
total 0
0 drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 96 Feb 15 00:40 .
0 drwxrwxr-x 3 root root 80 Feb 15 00:40 ..
? ?????????? ? ? ? ? ? gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1
clear ~ # rm -v /usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1
rm: cannot remove `/usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1': No such file or directory
clear ~ # unlink /usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1
unlink: cannot unlink `/usr/portage/metadata/cache/app-admin/gnome-System-tools-1.0.2-r1': No such file or directory
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I don't know how to delete a file other than using rm, but hopefully there is a way to fix this. The only reason I am worried about it is because emerge --sync will not complete with this file acting the way it is.
Thanks in advance for any help.
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desultory
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| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:46 am Post subject: |
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| Use the appropriate fsck to check and repair the filesystem one which that file resides, after that has been handled the file should be deletable. |
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BWoso
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| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 6:59 am Post subject: |
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Is there any way to fsck my root partition (the one the file is on) without booting to a live cd?
I understand I need to have the partition mount read only, so I'd assume booting to a cd is the only way since it's my root partition which needs checked.
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Genone
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| Posted: Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:23 am Post subject: |
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You could also boot with init=/bin/bash as kernel argument, then the root partition will be mounted read-only. Or use single-user mode and run
| Code: | | mount -o remount,ro / |
(though that only works if no files are opened for writing). |
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BWoso
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I finally got around to making a knoppix boot CD so I could do this. I ran reiserfsck on the partition and it told me to run with the --rebuild-tree option. This really sucked since I don't have the space to back a backup, but I ran it anyway. It found more mistakes than the one that I found, and now everything is fixed. Thanks for the help. It's so amazing to see emerge --sync finish and not complain at all.
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