On 15-Jun-2000 Johann Spies wrote: > I have the following file in /lost+found: > > br-xr-srw- 1 4462 25959 147, 103 Jul 25 2019 #1355791 > > Can somebody explain the following to me please: > > 1. The meaning of 'b' in the permissions. > 2. The group end owner of the file > 3. Why this file is so much different than the others I removed from > the same directory? > > The abovementioned file refuses any chmod or removal even by root. >
It's different because it's a block device. Probably it has the immutable bit set, so use chattr to clear it, and then delete the file..
