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Re: Undead hard link


On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 12:47:54PM -0500, Alex Malinovich wrote:
> Here's my screen output:
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Administrator@THIEF /lib
> $ ps
>       PID    PPID    PGID     WINPID  TTY  UID    STIME COMMAND
>      1836       1    1836       1836  con  500 12:43:41 /usr/bin/bash
>      2448    1836    2448       2332  con  500 12:44:27 /usr/bin/ps
> 
> Administrator@THIEF /lib
> $ rm edit
> rm: cannot unlink `edit': Permission denied
> 
> Administrator@THIEF /lib
> $
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> I have no other relevant windows processes running.

Sure? Did you try it after a reboot? I have no problems using
hardlinks and I can't think of any reason for your problem
besides a process locking the file. The fact that the Windows
`del' command refuses to delete the file is a hint either.

Corinna

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