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Re: Removing files from /lost+found

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From: Phil Reardon
Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 00:00
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I wonder, would it be dangerous to do rm -r lost+found from / as root, then
mkdir lost+found?

david Bowie wrote:

> Listed below are a selection of files stubbornly residing in
> /lost+found. I've managed to remove most of
> them but still over 1000 remain.
>
> The remaining files do not respond to rm '#1234'. Sometimes I may be
> prompted with 'Overiding mode 2152? or 3750?' but I am then informed
> 'rm: #1234: Operation not permitted.'.
>
> I've even tried the following code (dredged from a french newsgroup,
> although I can't read French):
> #include  <uninstd.h>
> main (){
>     unlink ("/lost+found/#1234");
>     }
>
> Chattr -i was something else someone suggested, but doesn't work.
>
> After trawling through all the news groups, I'm at an end.
>
> Any solutions gratefully accepted.
>
> The real problem (why does this keep happening every two weeks) also
> remains a mystery.
>
> Cheers,
>
> David.
>
>   ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> p--xr-s-w-   1 362      15336           0 Jun  5  2031 #167064
> srwxr-s--T   1 13600    32131    2428750080 Jan  8  1968 #167095
> br-xr-xrw-   1 25965    25441    101, 115 Mar 24  1987 #167209
> br-sr-xr-x   1 8713     13362      9,  47 Apr 12 13:07 #167227
> br-xrwS-w-   1 8307     26990     32, 115 Apr  4  1987 #167241
> br-xr-xrw-   1 25965    25441    101, 115 Mar 24  1987 #167249
> c--xr-xrw-   1 30309    29254    110, 117 Apr  8  1987 #167265
> c--xrw--wx   1 26743    26980    114, 101 Sep 17  2028 #167266
> b--srw-r--   1 8293     26996    101, 104 Feb 27  2029 #167267
> c--xr--r-x   1 30055    2675     104, 116 Mar 31  1987 #167268
> c--x-w--w-   1 20291    20302     69,  82 Jul 24  1994 #167274
> b--sr-S--t   1 8308     25972     32, 101 Mar 24  1987 #167280
> br--r----T   1 28257    28257    116,  32 Sep  6  2028 #167281
> c--xr-x---   1 26740    25441    111, 116 Apr  4  1987 #167282
> br-xr--rw-   1 29801    29545    117, 116 Mar 23  2029 #167314
> br-srwSr-x   1 30063    8238     101, 116 Oct 26  2030 #167315
> pr-srw-r--   1 26710    30144           0 Dec 18  1969 #167397
> srwsrwxrwx   1 37059    21334    1793427797 Nov 12  1910 #167401
> prw-rwxrwT   1 4587     2181            0 Dec 12  1934 #167410
> s-w---S-wx   1 34056    63619    2340320731 Jan 27  2032 #167434
> s-w---S-wx   1 36876    17805    40371050 Oct 15  1976 #167444
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From: Phil Reardon <pcr@pcrt.com>
Subject: Re: Removing files from /lost+found
Date: 1998/05/25
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