I am at loss on this mysterious file permission issue. I cannot move the file out of the directory, but I can rename it. I cannot read the file. It is not open by any processes, the filesystem is in read write mode. I am logged in as root. -Jason [root at localhost /]# tar cvzf ~/named.201011111228.tgz --one-file-system /etc/named.conf /var/named/ tar: Removing leading `/' from member names /etc/named.conf /var/named/ /var/named/data/ /var/named/lost+found/ /var/named/slaves/ tar: /var/named/backup.tgz: Cannot open: Permission denied /var/named/chroot/ /var/named/chroot/etc/ /var/named/chroot/etc/named.caching-nameserver.conf <snip/> tar: Error exit delayed from previous errors [root at localhost /]# dir /var/named/backup.tgz -rw------- 1 root root 6651 Nov 11 11:32 /var/named/backup.tgz [root at localhost /]# stat /var/named/backup.tgz File: `/var/named/backup.tgz' Size: 6651 Blocks: 24 IO Block: 4096 regular file Device: fd04h/64772d Inode: 98312 Links: 1 Access: (0600/-rw-------) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) Access: 2010-11-11 12:28:33.000000000 -0500 Modify: 2010-11-11 11:32:03.000000000 -0500 Change: 2010-11-11 11:32:03.000000000 -0500 [root at localhost /]# mv /var/named/backup.tgz ~ mv: cannot open `/var/named/backup.tgz' for reading: Permission denied [root at localhost /]# chmod 777 /var/named/backup.tgz [root at localhost /]# mv /var/named/backup.tgz ~ mv: cannot open `/var/named/backup.tgz' for reading: Permission denied [root at localhost /]# getfacl /var/named/backup.tgz getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: var/named/backup.tgz # owner: root # group: root user::rwx group::rwx other::rwx [root at localhost /]# dir /var/named/backup.tgz -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6651 Nov 11 11:32 /var/named/backup.tgz [root at localhost /]# setfacl -b /var/named/backup.tgz [root at localhost /]# dir /var/named/backup.tgz -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6651 Nov 11 11:32 /var/named/backup.tgz [root at localhost /]# getfacl /var/named/backup.tgz getfacl: Removing leading '/' from absolute path names # file: var/named/backup.tgz # owner: root # group: root user::rwx group::rwx other::rwx [root at localhost /]# mv /var/named/backup.tgz ~ mv: cannot open `/var/named/backup.tgz' for reading: Permission denied [root at localhost /]# mount <redact> No readonly mounts </redact> [root at localhost /]# df -h <redact> Each filessytem has plenty of free space </redact> [root at localhost /]# dir /var/named/ total 72 drwxr-x--- 6 root named 4096 Nov 11 11:32 . drwxr-xr-x 24 root root 4096 Apr 1 2010 .. -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6651 Nov 11 11:32 backup.tgz drwxr-x--- 6 root named 4096 Nov 11 11:48 chroot drwxrwx--- 2 named named 4096 Jan 18 2010 data drwx------ 2 root named 16384 Feb 4 2009 lost+found drwxrwx--- 2 named named 4096 Jan 18 2010 slaves [root at localhost named]# /etc/init.d/named stop Stopping named: . [ OK ] [root at localhost named]# mv backup.tgz foo [root at localhost named]# mv foo backup.tgz [root at localhost named]# mv backup.tgz ~ mv: cannot open `backup.tgz' for reading: Permission denied [root at localhost named]# lsof | grep backup.tgz [root at localhost named]# -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00.