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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 13:42:52 +0200
From: Marc-Jano Knopp <mjk@rbg.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: 2.4.6: chattr / lsattr does not work on directories anymore!
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Since kernel 2.4.6, the commands 'lsattr' and 'chattr' do not work
anymore when applied to directories:

As root:

# mkdir x
# chattr +i x
chattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device while reading flags on x
# lsattr -d x
lsattr: Inappropriate ioctl for device While reading flags on x
#

The error message also appears when I try to get or set any of the
other ext2 flags. I need the ext2 immutable flag to protect some
of the directories on my system against accidental deletion (be it
my fault or a buggy program).

Kernels < 2.2.6 and 2.2.18 work fine.


Best regards,

  Marc-Jano
  

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http://mjk.c64.org/

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