A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root
(using rm), for that type of file how we delete it?

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A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root (using rm), for that type of file how we d..

Answer / chin

Using chattr command we need to change the attributes.
and then normally remove using rm command.

ex: chattr -iIu example
then rm -rf example

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A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root (using rm), for that type of file how we d..

Answer / vishak

using the chattr command you can remove that file.

eg: if you give chattr +i filename you will get that error.
To overcome type the following command.

chattr -i filename.
after that you use rm -rf filename it will work.

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A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root (using rm), for that type of file how we d..

Answer / bharath

after entering cme which error ur getting.....

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A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root (using rm), for that type of file how we d..

Answer / sanjay

Find the inode of that file then use find command to delete

ls -i

find . -inum <inode no> -exec /usr/bin/rm {} \;

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A file which is not deleted by normal user and also root (using rm), for that type of file how we d..

Answer / ganeshkaliyappan

rm -rf filename

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