RE: Can't delete files in the IFS

I had a bit of trouble once with a folder and a few files that had been
created on the IFS programmatically (in java) using a fixed length fields.

The folder and files looked ok, but really had the blanks in their names
(for the files this was after the extension).

I had trouble deleting them until I fired up WDSC and got rid of them using
remote systems explorer.

Worth a punt if nothing else is working.

Neill

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Subject: RE: Can't delete files in the IFS

This may be related to the "Cannot save" problem.
Use option 8 on the WRKLNK command to view the file attributes. There is
an attribute called ALLOW SAVE, it may be set to *NO
For the affected files, use CHGATR ATR(*ALWSAV) VALUE(*YES)

Getting crazy here, but did you try using a network share and a PC to
delete it?

I kid you not, you not, but I had files on a Windows XP machine that I
could not delete, and the solution from Microsoft was to use Windows 2000
PC and delete it from a network share.
=====================
Tom Kreimer
Network Manager
Buckhorn Inc, Milford OH



From:
Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:
06/10/2009 04:02 PM
Subject:
RE: Can't delete files in the IFS
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Also, BRM is giving this msg upon trying to save it;

?

??????????????????????? Additional BRM Log Information??????????????
SAFETY????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???

?Message ID . . . . . . . . : CPD3775?????? Severity . . . . . . . :
00????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???

?Job . . . : DLYBACKUP??? User . . :? ADMIN???? Number . . . . :
728090????
?Date sent? . . . . . . . . :? 6/10/09????? Time sent? . . . . . . :?
3:43:52??
?Program? . . . . . . . . . : Q1AU1???????? Area . . . . . . . . . :
*SEC???????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
?Message . . . . :?? Cannot save or restore
//test/.?????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???

?Cause . . . . . :?? The system does not allow object //test/ to be saved
or?
???
restored.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

?Recovery? . . . :?? If you are saving or restoring the entire system,
no??????
??? recovery is
necessary.?????????????????????????????????????????????????????
????? Otherwise, do one of the following and try the request
again:????????????
????? -- If //test/ is a directory, specify objects in the
directory.????????
????? -- If it is not a directory, specify the directory that contains
the?????
??? object.???????









-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 2:57 pm
Subject: RE: Can't delete files in the IFS




Try a rename first. Then delete what you renamed.
It's been years but I think thats how i got it. I can't test it to be
sure.
jim

---- Chris Bipes <chris.bipes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Did you try ops nav?

Chris Bipes
Director of Information Services
CrossCheck, Inc.

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From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 11:28 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Can't delete files in the IFS


Hi Folks,?I think I'm gonna stump the band on this one.?

?

I'm unable to delete certain files from the IFS.? IBM support has no way
to delete them.? These objects were created by our HA replication
software and the HA vendor doesn't know how to remove them either.? IBM
says they have a hidden character.? ?

?

I get msg CPFA0A9 whether I use the 4 option from the display or rmvlnk
(as shown below).?

?

I tried the IFSTOOL DLTFIFS but that also gets me?CPFA0A9.

?

Using EDTF '/' I was able to use?option 4 which seemed to?delete the
files and I thought that was successful EDTF / doesn't display these
objects anymore?but?when I use?WRKLNK '/' I still see the files (they're
listed at the bottom).? ?

?

When I try to delete via?qsh rm, here's what I get;

?

??
$???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

?> rm
'/test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT'????????????????????????????
??????????????????????????????????????????????????
?? rm: 001-2103 Error found getting information for file or directory
/test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT. No such path or
??
directory.??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???????????????????????????????????????????????????????
??
$???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
????????????????????????????????

????????????????????????

????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
???

So, I ask you folks, does anyone know how I might b/able to remove these
objects????????????

?


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