Re: pkg_add: can't remove files during install

["Jeremy C. Reed" <reed%reedmedia.net@localhost>]

On Wed, 23 Sep 2009, Stathis Kamperis wrote:

> I'm having some trouble installing packages in a i386/5.0.1 system.
> After a really fresh install, pkg_add'ing my very 1st package
> (scmgit-base), fails with this:
> pkg_add: Couldn't remove /usr/pkg/foo/bar file

What is an exact error message?

What is the value from "pkg_add -V" ?

What example package were you pkg_add'ing? (Maybe point to a URL for 
it.)

Can you ktrace another pkg_add try? And look at the kdump? (Don't send 
it to the mailing list -- too big.)