From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 11 08:12:39 1996 Return-Path: owner-hackers Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) id IAA01077 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 08:12:39 -0800 (PST) Received: from vector.jhs.local (slip139-92-42-132.emea.ibm.net [139.92.42.132]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.3/8.7.3) with ESMTP id IAA01054 for ; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 08:12:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by vector.jhs.local (8.7.3/8.6.9) with SMTP id JAA03111; Thu, 11 Jan 1996 09:58:31 +0100 (MET) Message-Id: <199601110858.JAA03111@vector.jhs.local> X-Authentication-Warning: vector.jhs.local: Host localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: Steven Tulchinsky cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't rm /compat Reply-To: "Julian H. Stacey" Organization: Vector Systems Ltd. (Internet Unix & C Consultants) Address: Holz Strasse 27d, 80469 Munich, Germany Phone: +49.89.268616 Fax: +49.89.2608126 (pending reconfig) Web: http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/ Mailer: EXMH version 1.6.5 95 12 11 In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 09 Jan 1996 14:15:39 GMT." <199601091415.OAA00770@voland.phoebe.com> Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 09:58:30 +0100 From: "Julian H. Stacey" Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk Hi, Reference: > From: Steven Tulchinsky > > Here is another problem > After last crash I managed to recover but probably > did something wrong using fsck and it created in place > of /compat directory, very strange file > b---rw-r-- 1 944581969 911628861 56, 1313538113 Dec 29 1976 compat > which I can't remove and replace with original directory. > FYI I used to see a similar problem on NetBSD/PC532, but I can't remember symptoms & solution off hand (it's been a while since I last saw it, havent turned on my pc532 in a while) but if you get desperate, describe the problem to port-pc532@netbsd.org, & somebody there may suggest a solution. Julian ( i486/FreeBSD & pc532/NetBSD user ) -- Julian H. Stacey jhs@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org/~jhs/