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RE: Re: random errors from "rm"
- From: "Dave Korn" <dave dot korn at artimi dot com>
- To: <cygwin at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:05:12 -0000
- Subject: RE: Re: random errors from "rm"
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>From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Eric Blake
>Sent: 28 February 2005 13:49
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> Forwarding this email exchange from the coreutils list for archival
> purposes, in case any one else has similar problems. I personally cannot
> reproduce it (I don't use the Norton tool mentioned). Could it be that
> Norton Protection Recycle Bin interferes is interfering with the unlink()
> call used in the rm command?
Everything norton have ever made interferes with and randomly breaks loads
of things in any system that is unfortunate enough to have it installed. I
was going to say it was intermittent and inconsistent, but thinking about
it, I guess it's not after all: Norton Protected Recycle bin breaks
deleting, Norton Anti-Spam breaks email, Norton Internet Security breaks
internet access.... I think I see a pattern emerging.
The only meaningful fix is through the Control Panel / Add and Remove
Programs / Uninstall every last bit of the damn thing. And *then* you have
to go through the registry and filesystem by hand and get rid of all the
stuff that the faulty uninstaller left behind.
cheers,
DaveK
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