Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 16:31:30 +0100 (CET)
From: Tim Schmielau <tim@physik3.uni-rostock.de>
To: Pankaj Agarwal <pankaj@toughguy.net>
cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Linux Net <linux-net@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Query - Regarding strange behaviour.
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On Thu, 3 Feb 2005, Pankaj Agarwal wrote:

> In my system there's a strange behaviour.... its not allowing me to create 
> any file in /usr/bin even as root. Its chmod is set to 755. Its even not 
> allowing me to change the chmod value of /usr/bin. The strangest part which 
> i felt is ...its shows the owner and group as root when i issue command 
> "ls -ld /usr/bin" and not allowing root to create any file or directory 
> under /usr/bin and not even allowing to change the chmod value. The error is 
> access permission denied... I can change the chmod value of /usr and other 
> directories under /usr/...but not of bin....

Maybe /usr is mounted read-only?
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