RE: Can't delete files in the IFS

[Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try the rename option in WRKLNK or, as someone else suggested, System i Navigator.

If the current name has non-displayable characters, you are just trying to rename what you can see, not what is actually there.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
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-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of fbocch2595@xxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:44 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Can't delete files in the IFS

Thanks for the quick responses but when?I try the OS rename I get the same CPFA0A9 object not found msg;
???????

REN OBJ('//test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT') NEWOBJ('test1')? 
Object not found.? Object is /test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT.

?


Is there a qsh rename command?? Help doesn't list one.? 


?

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-----
From: franz400@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of fbocch2595@xxxxxxx
> 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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