Probably due the the length of the filename: touch 2003-06-25_data_good.csv touch: file "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": Filename too long > -----Original Message----- > From: John Korb [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:27 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Strange POSIX/file system behavior > > > Ah, the joys of POSIX-land. > > I'm trying to purge a file which was created by MANAGER.SYS > in another account. After MANAGER.SYS BUILDs the file, > writes data to the file, "chown" the file, and "chmod" the > file, the file is available for various applications to read. > Or at least that is the idea. I've run one test, and I've > found a snag. > > The snag is that I need to "rm" the file. Unfortunately, > "rm" won't work. The really odd part is that "PURGE" will > work (see below). Anyone run into this quirk before? Anyone > know WHY this happens? > > John > > (reminder: The user executing the commands below is MANAGER.SYS) > > shell/iX> pwd > /SHARE/PUB/data/dbinput/data > > shell/iX> ls -l > total 4200 > -rw------- 1 SAMBA.SHARE SHARE 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > shell/iX> rm 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > rm: cannot unlink entry "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": No such > file or directory > > shell/iX> rm 2003-06-25* > rm: cannot unlink entry "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": No such > file or directory > > shell/iX> ls -l > total > 4200 > > -rw------- 1 SAMBA.SHARE SHARE 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > > shell/iX> chmod 774 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > shell/iX> ls -l > total 4200 > -rwxrwxr-- 1 SAMBA.SHARE SHARE 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > > shell/iX> rm 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > rm: cannot unlink entry "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": No such > file or directory > > shell/iX> rm * > rm: cannot unlink entry "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": No such > file or directory > > shell/iX> ls -l > total 4200 > -rwxrwxr-- 1 SAMBA.SHARE SHARE 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > > shell/iX> chown MANAGER.SYS:SYS 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > shell/iX> ls -l total 4200 > -rwxrwxr-- 1 MANAGER.SYS SYS 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > > shell/iX> chmod 777 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > shell/iX> ls -l > total 4200 > -rwxrwxrwx 1 MANAGER.SYS SYS 2150364 Jun 25 13:00 > 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > > shell/iX> rm 2003-06-25_data_good.csv > rm: cannot unlink entry "2003-06-25_data_good.csv": No such > file or directory > > shell/iX> exit > > : > :purge /SHARE/PUB/data/dbinput/data/2003-06-25_data_good.csv > : > : > :listfile /SHARE/PUB/data/dbinput/data/@,2 > No match found for the pathname. (CIWARN 9043) > : > :sh > ############################################################## > ########## > > MPE/iX Shell and Utilities (A.50.02) > COPYRIGHT (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 1992, All Rights Reserved. > > ############################################################## > ########## > > > you have mail in /usr/mail/MANAGER.SYS. > shell/iX> cd /SHARE/PUB/data/dbinput/data > > shell/iX> ls -l > total 0 > > shell/iX> pwd > /SHARE/PUB/data/dbinput/data > > shell/iX> exit > > : > > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * > * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html * > * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *