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- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: RE: Unable to delete file
- Message-ID: <9212241747.AA24385@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
- Date: 24 Dec 92 16:24:09 GMT
- Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
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- From tandi:
-
- >Hi, everybody !
- >
- >I couldn't delete a file in my directory, eventhough I have set the
- >protection of owner to RWED, yet I keep reeiving insufficient privelege
- >or file protection violation message.
- >
- >What should I do ?
- >
- >Tandi.
- >TS117@VAX1.BEMIDJI.MSUS.EDU
-
-
- Check the ownership of the file in question. If it's not
- owned by you, O:RWED protection is no going to help.
-
- Then check the owenership and protection of the directory
- file is in. You must have write access to the
- directory to be able to delete files in it.
-
- Hope this helps!
-
-
- c. sewell
- h.a.simons ltd.
- vancouver, bc
-
-