Re: rm software problem..

[Virgil Anderson]

neither update fixes the problem...
below is a session with the latest production gnu fileutils...
the alpha version has same problem...
my system is based on Debian 2.2 , with lots of upgrades, latest production
kernel, kde, etc...
but this should not cause the problem ...
the problem originates from a tar which filled up a large partition on a
40gig drive....
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Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 vAnderson
vAnderson login: zlinux
Password:
Last login: Fri Jul 26 22:29:17 2002 from 192.168.1.5 on pts/0
Linux vAnderson 2.4.18 #1 Thu Mar 14 22:19:35 EST 2002 i586 unknown

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3 failures since last login.  Last was 17:56:51 on pts/0.
Leaving zprofile
vAnderson:/src/zlinux(1) su - root
Password:
vAnderson:~# cd /lvm1
vAnderson:/lvm1# ls
ls: pav9795c.03272002.old.tar: Value too large for defined data type
lost+found  pav9795c.03272002.tar.bz2  pav9795c.old
vAnderson:/lvm1# rm *.old.tar
rm: cannot lstat `pav9795c.03272002.old.tar': Value too large for defined
data type
vAnderson:/lvm1#
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alfred M. Szmidt" <address@hidden>
To: "Virgil Anderson" <address@hidden>
Cc: <address@hidden>
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 3:04 PM
Subject: Re: rm software problem..


> "Virgil Anderson" <address@hidden> writes:
> > I have a 40g drive partitioned, which has a file generated by a
> > supersize tar which I need to remove.
> > But when I try the rm i get an error message as follows:
>
> > cannot remove....<file name>  value too large for defined data type.
>
> > a solution would be appreciated - fileutils version is 4.01
>
> This is an very old version of GNU Fileutils, could you try the latest
> version from ftp.gnu.org/gnu/fileutils and see if the problem still
> persists there?  If it does, then try the beta version at
> alpha.gnu.org/gnu/fileutils.  And report back a detail report of what
> you did, what you expected and what system you are running.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Alfred M. Szmidt