Permission "problem" with a file in /var/lib/YaST2
/var/lib/YaST2/ppd_db.ycp - This file exists, but even an "ls" yields a permission denied message. As root, I cant chmod it to anything, chown it to root, nothing. 1 - What is this file, and 2 - Why is it so well protected from being viewed? (This is on a SuSE 9.2 install)
On Thursday 18 November 2004 19:09, Steve Kratz wrote:
/var/lib/YaST2/ppd_db.ycp - This file exists, but even an "ls" yields a permission denied message.
As root, I cant chmod it to anything, chown it to root, nothing.
1 - What is this file, and 2 - Why is it so well protected from being viewed?
If even as root 'ls' returns permission problems, odds are very high you have a corrupted partition. Did you recently have a crash? I would reboot to the rescue system on the CD/DVD and run an fsck on the partition if I were you, perhaps "reiserfsck --fix-fixable"
If even as root 'ls' returns permission problems, odds are very high you have a corrupted partition. Did you recently have a crash?
I would reboot to the rescue system on the CD/DVD and run an fsck on the partition if I were you, perhaps "reiserfsck --fix-fixable"
Crashes? My laptop? NEVER! :) Just about 50 of them when I was experimenting with different 9.2 configurations to get my laptop running stable (the whole ACPI no-work thing). I'm trying to get a working "split" DVD made that'll install on it - once I reinstall, I'll check the file again. Probably corruption... I do recall a hard-lock while doing a YOU update once.
On Thursday 18 November 2004 19:09, Steve Kratz wrote:
/var/lib/YaST2/ppd_db.ycp - This file exists, but even an "ls" yields a permission denied message.
As root, I cant chmod it to anything, chown it to root, nothing.
1 - What is this file, and 2 - Why is it so well protected from being viewed?
(This is on a SuSE 9.2 install)
Perhaps extended attributes are used? Try lsattr & friends. See 'man lsattr'. Cheers, Leen
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