[solved] can't delete or move file. immutable?

shoelesshunter · 2022-08-07 02:30:30

I was attempting to change CoW on a VM image. I believe I made it immutable because I can not move or delete it.

lsattr win7-1.qcow2
----i----------------m win7-1.qcow2

I tried

chattr +i win7-1.qcow2

but I still can not modify the file. what am I doing wrong?

Last edited by shoelesshunter (2022-08-07 04:32:14)

HalosGhost · 2022-08-07 03:05:37

You can see the man page for `chattr`; you'll note that + enables/sets an attribute, and - disables/unsets it.

All the best,

-HG

shoelesshunter · 2022-08-07 04:31:50

yes, I just figured that out. the only xattr I've set before was to remove CoW, and that is +C, so I got it backwards. thank you.

Last edited by shoelesshunter (2022-08-07 04:31:59)

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