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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!EU.net!Ireland.EU.net!maths.tcd.ie!not-for-mail From: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie (David Malone) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: can't move /kernel Date: 13 Feb 1997 17:10:00 -0000 Organization: Dept. of Maths, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Lines: 22 Sender: mathnews@synge.maths.tcd.ie Message-ID: <5dvht8$6gt@synge.maths.tcd.ie> References: <32FF806E.41C67EA6@zxcv-pc.jumpnet.com> <3302D04D.1667@visigenic.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: synge.maths.tcd.ie Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:35589 Tim O'Neil <toneil@visigenic.com> writes: >Curt Finch wrote: >> >> why can't i do this? i booted off of kernel.new >> >> # mv kernel kernel.old >> mv: rename kernel to kernel.old: Operation not permitted >> # id >> uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 2(kmem), 3(sys), 4(tty), >> 5(operator), 20(staff), 31(guest) >> # uname -a >> FreeBSD pnk.com 2.1.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE #1: Mon Feb 10 >> 13:19:32 CST 1997 curt@pnk.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/CURT i386 >> # >su to root first helps. alot. His uid is zero - he is root. He should check the man page for chflags - Its a common catch in FreeBSD. David.