[Novalug] Stand me in the corner.. I've been bad

[Ed James]

Cliff,

    Don't know the answer, but perhaps using:

       fuser -vm /bad_software_lives_here

might provide a clue if indeed some process is actually using that
nasty subdir.  Something in my brain keeps thinking about a mount/
umount problem, but I don't know how to articulate that yet.

Ed James

Quoting Cliff Palmer <cliff at palmercs.com>:

> I installed some trial software, used it, finished with it, and then
> used their supplied uninstaller.  The uninstaller _almost_ worked...
>
> The software installs in a directory I was instructed to create
> immediately off root (i.e. mkdir /bad_software_lives_here) then did the
> chgowner/chgmod thing.  When the uninstaller was finished this directory
> was empty (ls -alrt as root shows nothing), but the directory was not
> removed.
>
> Attempts to rmdir /bad_software_lives_here produce the cryptic "Device
> or resource busy" response.
>
> I have verified via ps -eF shows no process with that directory named.
> I also did a ps - EF before the install and saved the results, then
> compared it with the same thing after the install to see what processes
> this evil software starts.  None of the identified processes are still
> there (or so says both ps and top).
>
> Can someone show me what to write on the board 50 times that will remove
> this directory...
>
> Thanks
> Cliff
> *Dunce Cap already mounted*
>
>
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