SYMPTOMS
If a user has Modify rights on a folder, that user may not be able to delete files that the user created in the Interix subsystem. For example, in the following sequence of commands, the
rm command might not work:
touch filename
rm filename
RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.
The English version of this fix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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13-Sep-2002 15:12 2.2.428.9 657,408 Psxss.exe
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, the user can use the Interix utilities to set the appropriate permissions on the folder before trying to delete the file. For example:
chmod u+w foldername
rm foldername/filename