remove write-protected file
 

hi,

how do u remove the write-protected file(s)?

Which write protected files do you want to remove? Be careful, and be sure they're not subdirectories of /

If you are certain you want to delete this file, just type "su" and enter the password and do the same thing as a super user.

If that still doesn't work, type (as root) "chmod +w filename"

I wanted to rm the mp3 files from my usb drive.

[root@192 thumb]# rm *.mp3
rm: remove write-protected regular file `Creed - Higher.mp3'? y
rm: cannot remove `Creed - Higher.mp3': Read-only file system
rm: remove write-protected regular file `Creed - One Lasy Breath.mp3'? y
rm: cannot remove `Creed - One Lasy Breath.mp3': Read-only file system

as you can see this files couldn't be deleted.

By any chance would the USB drive have a small switch on it that enables/disables write-protection?

Otherwise it looks like you may have mounted it read-only and will need to mount it read-write.

Alternatively, as long as nothing else on the USB drive needed to be saved, you could just reformat it. -- J.W.

thanx 4 all the reply. I managed to remove all the mp3 files. it seems that when I plug in the usb drive while running redhat, all the files in it becomes read-only. after reboot (usb drive still attached to the pc), all the mp3 files can be deleted.