problem deleting file

[wildnux]

i have a file in .dvdcss folder which cannot be deleted, i am unable to delete its parent folders due to the file/folder.

the error message is :
/��������������������������������-a18fb6a99cc3b69a-0000000000 does not exist.

how can i delete it?

[caf4926]

Are you trying as user or have you swiched to su ?

[rajko_m]

i have a file in .dvdcss folder which cannot be deleted, i am unable to delete its parent folders due to the file/folder.

the error message is :
/��������������������������������-a18fb6a99cc3b69a-0000000000 does not exist.

how can i delete it?

It seems like a file system corruption. Try to run fsck (file system check) program. For details see
man fsck

[wildnux]

yes i tried it as the root too.

[Cryovac]

You are trying to delete a file named 'a18fb6a99cc3b69a-0000000000' that the system says does not exist? Open a terminal session and please provide the file output of that particular folder.

[wildnux]

nux@pari:/home/purano/.dvdcss> la
total 20
drwxr-xr-x 5 blackhat users 4096 2008-06-20 17:21 .
drwxr-xr-x 66 blackhat users 4096 2008-06-20 17:27 ..
drwxr-xr-x 2 blackhat users 4096 2008-05-27 10:43 ????????????????????????????????-a18fb6a99cc3b69a-0000000000
drwxr-xr-x 2 blackhat users 4096 2008-06-20 17:21 DVD_VIDEO-2004091018060300-939a0a3be6
drwxr-xr-x 2 blackhat users 4096 2008-06-20 17:21 THE_SPECIALIST_4X3FF-1998011520051000-2bab2d1eca
nux@pari:/home/purano/.dvdcss>

[wildnux]

It seems like a file system corruption. Try to run fsck (file system check) program. For details see
man fsck

Its on my home directory and it says that it can cause severe damage on a disk that is not unmounted.