In your case you might not have the disk mounted as rw but as ro. Check that then try "sudo su -" to get to root and rerun you em command On Feb 20, 2012 7:38 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: > what is going on? I'm trying to remove a directory and the contents > thereof: > > root@sysresccd /sda3 % ls > sda1 > root@sysresccd /sda3 % rm -rf sda1 > rm: cannot remove > `sda1/home/bmike1/.local/share/Trash/files/usr/local/openvpn_as/lib/python2.6/distutils': > Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/dconf': Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/gnome-session': Input/output > error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/software-center': Input/output > error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/ubuntuone': Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/eog': Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/banshee-1': Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/nautilus': Input/output error > rm: cannot remove `sda1/home/bmike1/.config/gedit': Input/output error > > Then I noticed that I'm not root.root@sysresccd /sda3 % su > > su: Authentication failure > root@sysresccd /sda3 % sudo rm -rf sda1 > zsh: correct 'sudo' to '_sudo' [nyae]? y > _arguments:comparguments:312: can only be called from completion function > root@sysresccd /sda3 % su root > su: Authentication failure > root@sysresccd /sda3 % su root > su: Authentication failure > root@sysresccd /sda3 % man su > root@sysresccd /sda3 % > > So this is my live cd so I figure that not being root is cool but how > do I delete the files? > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >