[SOLVED] Can't delete file (rm: cannot remove `nagios': Permission denied)

junust · 07-11-2010, 05:17 AM

Hello,

Code:

[serv@local subsys]$ rm -rf nagios
rm: cannot remove `nagios': Permission denied
[serv@local subsys]$ ls -l
-rwxr--r-- 1 me root 0 2010-07-11 12:59 nagios*

Code:

[serv@local subsys]$ pwd
/var/lock/subsys
[serv@local subsys]$ id
uid=1000(me) gid=100(users) groups=100(users)

P.S
file was chown from root to me

Code:

[serv@local subsys]# chown me ./nagios

What could be the problem ?

irmin · 07-11-2010, 08:36 AM

You have read and write access to the file, but do you have write access to the directory it is contained in? This permission is required to remove the file (writing to the directory).

junust · 07-11-2010, 09:59 AM

irmin

You were right, I don't have 'w' to /var/lock/subsys

thanks