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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Need help: deleting a *hardlinked* directory...
Keywords: hardlink, directory, nfs
Message-ID: <14170@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 2 Sep 90 02:09:14 GMT
References: <1990Sep1.131832.510@glance.ch>
Reply-To: grr@commodore.com (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <1990Sep1.131832.510@glance.ch> david@elava.UUCP (David Mosberger) writes:
> Well, i know that it is impossible to hardlink directories. However,
> here is a way  that you can do the impossible: try to rename a directory on
> an NFS-mounted filesystem and you will receive the error message:

normally you'd use  unlink(8) where the filesystem is locally mounted, but
ultrix seems to be missing this fine utility.  You could try writing an idiot
program to invoke the unlink(2) system call on the file or give clri(8) a try,
followed by an fsck to clean up the mess...

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