file removal problem

[Alexander Skwar]

R Kimber <rkimber at ntlworld.com>:

> After today's update, my machine crashed on reboot and a few graphics
> files are screwed up.  How do I remove them?  I've tried from root but
> I get 'Operation not permitted'. The files are:-
> 
> cr-x-wS--- 44040 2262871048 2899800918 37, 234 2061-06-17 08:11
> areas2.png

Hm. Maybe the immutable flag is set - if it is, deletion is not 
permitted. To unset it, use chattr. To see, if it is set, use lsattr.
See the appropriate man pages for more details.

Alexander Skwar
-- 
I never pray before meals -- my mom's a good cook.