ls: root: Input/output error
Why can I not read the root file. It seems to be there but I can’t access it – even as root. Is there a premission violatioin (at some directory level?).
I was able to create a test file in the /var/spool/mail directory while logged in as root.
The mail program needs the /var/spool/mail/root file but can’t read it.
Here are the commands I’ve issued for more info.
[root@laptop /var]# date; pwd
Tue Dec 7 10:51:04 EST 2004
/var
[root@laptop /var]# l
total 64
…
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 10 Jan 17 2004 mail -> spool/mail
…
drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Jan 17 2004 spool
…
[root@laptop /var]# l spool
total 52
…
drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Dec 7 10:37 mail
…
[root@laptop /var]# cd spool
[root@laptop /var/spool]# l
total 52
…
drwxrwxr-x 2 root mail 4096 Dec 7 10:37 mail
…
[root@laptop /var/spool]# cd mail
[root@laptop /var/spool/mail]# l
ls: root: Input/output error
total 0
[root@laptop /var/spool/mail]#
Many thanks
Henry