Alan AMBERS writes:
> $ rm -r local
> rm: cannot remove directory "local/java/jdk1.1.5/bin/PA-RISC":
> Permission denied
>
> rm: cannot remove directory "local/java/jdk1.1.5/bin": Permission denied
> rm: cannot remove directory "local/java/jdk1.1.5": Permission denied
> rm: cannot remove directory "local/java": Permission denied
> rm: cannot remove directory "local": Permission denied
> $
>
> -------------------------------------
>
> We cannot just purge the group since we get an "in use" message.

Smells like a bad case of MPEJXV9B.  If you have installed this patch on
your machine, recursive "rm -r" is broken, and leaves empty directories with
non-zero user counts.  Thus you can't complete the purge because MPE thinks
there are active users.

You'll need to reboot your machine to reset the user counts to zero.

As a recursive directory purge workaround, use :PURGEDIR ;TREE.  Then open an
HPRC call and complain that MPEJXV9B has messed up your machine.  Feel free to
mention my still-open call ID A5253757.
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