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From: Ragnar <bowden@cs.odu.edu>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: rm <file> as root impossible ?!
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 18:19:14 -0500 (EST)
Organization: Old Dominion University
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On 12 Nov 1995, Rob Simons wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I'm running FreeBSD 2.0.5 on a 486DX2, and have the following strange 
> problem:
> xs1# rm /usr/bin/login
> override r-sr-xr-x  root/bin schg for /usr/bin/login? y
> rm: /usr/bin/login: Operation not permitted

chmod 777 /usr/bin/login; rm -rf /usr/bin/login

Jamie

If Zeno's paradox is true, then how did he get halfway there in the first 
place?