[SunHELP] filesystem question

[Edward Chase]

I'm sorry, but I don't see how this reply adds anything or helps me out???


At 01:15 PM 5/2/2001 -0400, Foust, Kal E wrote:
>I don't know if things have changed regarding filesystems to the point that
>these entries are no longer relevant.  My understanding is that "lost+found"
>'directories' are created automatically when you build the filesystem.  They
>are used by <fsck> in emergencies and so should not be deleted without
>diligence.  There purpose being that if <fsck> finds a file whose parent
>directory is unknown, it puts the file into the "lost+found" directory at
>the top level of the filesystem.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Edward Chase [mailto:echase at postoffice.providence.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 9:47 AM
>To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [SunHELP] filesystem question
>
>
>It certainly doesn't appear to be...
>
>The first character when doing an "ls" is a "d", not an "l".
>
>
>
>At 08:27 AM 5/2/2001 +0100, Will Mc Donald wrote:
> >Is #028482 a symlink? I have no idea what it is or why it's there but if it
> >is a symlink you're *probably* safe to delete it.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Edward Chase" <echase at postoffice.providence.edu>
> >To: <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 9:09 PM
> >Subject: [SunHELP] filesystem question
> >
> >
> > > I was just nosing around a machine and found the following...
> > >
> > > If I "cd /opt/lost+found"
> > > I see a directory "#028482"
> > > If I "cd #028482", I end up at "/"
> > >
> > > I've unmounted the /opt filesystem and fsck'd it.  There are currently
>no
> > > errors.
> > >
> > > What's happening here?
> > > Can I "cd /opt/lost+found" and "rmdir #028482" safely?
> > > If "rmdir" doesn't work, should I "rm -rf #028482"?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Solaris 2.5.1, if it's of any importance...

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