Subject: Re: UnixFS, why can't I delete ?
To: None <port-arm32@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Paul Wain <pwain@nc.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 12/04/1997 17:30:27
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> berg wrote:
> > why can't I delete files on the FFS partition using UnixFS ? Is this a
> > bug or still unimplemented ?
> > It would be very nice if it would be possible to use UnixFS (=FFS) as a
> > alternative filesystem on the RiscOS side too.
>
> Yes indeed ! The amount of work to support make your FS compatible
> with image FS isn't that much work.
If I recall correctly the actual problem is that the directory that you want to
delete from has to have world write privilages (e.g. /tmp, probably also
/usr/distrib), and that what you are seeing is not being able to delete what
UnixFS thinks are protected files....
Paul.
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</P><PRE><P>> berg wrote:
> > why can't I delete files on the FFS partition using UnixFS ?=
Is this a
> > bug or still unimplemented ?
> > It would be very nice if it would be possible to use UnixFS =
(=3DFFS) as a
> > alternative filesystem on the RiscOS side too.
>
> Yes indeed ! The amount of work to support make your FS compatibl=
e
> with image FS isn't that much work.</P></PRE>
<P>If I recall correctly the actual problem is that the directory that=
you want to delete from has to have world write privilages (e.g. /tmp=
, probably also /usr/distrib), and that what you are seeing is not bei=
ng able to delete what UnixFS thinks are protected files....<BR>
<BR>
Paul.</P>
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