Quoting Francis GALIEGUE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Kai Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > [root@gloomy log]# rm dmesg
> > rm: remove `dmesg'? y
> > rm: cannot unlink `dmesg': Die Operation ist nicht erlaubt
> > (rm: cannot unlink `dmesg': Operation not permitted)
> > Why? The init scripts may not write to that file, root cannot do
> > anything with this file. I don't understand...
> Do a lsattr -d /var/log... My guess is that it's append only...
You are right.
[root@gloomy log]# lsattr -d dmesg
-----a-- dmesg
I didn't change anything by hand. But the init scripts are broken
with this attributes, because the lines "dmesg > /var/log/dmesg"
won't work. Replace with "dmesg >> /var/log/dmesg" then?
Kai.
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Kai Nielsen, Berlin Time and again I tell myself
"She turns me on I'll stay clean tonight
But I'm only dancing" But the little green wheels are following me
Oh no, not again
