Re: bug in fsck or ext2/ext3?

[Dave Jones]

On Tue, Sep 25, 2007 at 03:46:25AM +0930, David Newall wrote:
 > Dave Jones wrote:
 > > On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 05:56:39PM +0100, Antoine Martin wrote:
 > >
 > >  > # rm -fr tmp/chroot.broken
 > >  > rm: cannot remove directory (...)
 > >  > Same result when trying to do anything to those files chown/chmod/touch:
 > >  > "Operation not permitted"
 > >
 > > Various files in the directories it complains about have their 'i'
 > > bit set.  lsattr will show you.   chattr -i those files, and the
 > > directory is removable again.
 > 
 > Additionally, this is a classic symptom of malware.  A directory  named 
 > "..." is a big hint.

That was "..." as in "more stuff follows" rather than the actual name
being reported.

	Dave

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