Re: unable to create any directory that uses numbers as thedirectory name

From: Madan Thapa <madan.feedback(at)gmail.com>
Date: Fri Sep 21 2007 - 05:40:46 EDT

Description of problem:

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Problem creating directories with only numbers as name.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

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root@server [~]# cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES release 4 (Nahant Update 5)

root@server [~]# uname -a
Linux server.integrityserver.net 2.6.9-55.ELsmp #1 SMP Fri Apr 20 17:03:35 EDT 2007 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
root@server [~]#

How reproducible:

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root@server [~]# mkdir 1
mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory root@server [~]# mkdir 12
mkdir: cannot create directory `12': No such file or directory root@server [~]# mkdir 1a2
root@server [~]#

Actual results:

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mkdir: cannot create directory `1': No such file or directory

Expected results:

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should be able to create a directory

Additional Info:

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root@server [~]# ll $(which mkdir)
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 25060 Sep 19 15:46 /bin/mkdir* root@server [~]# rpm -qf $(which mkdir)
coreutils-5.2.1-31.6

root@server [~]#
root@server [~]# mount -a
root@server [~]#

FSType = ext3

Thanks

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Received on Fri Sep 21 06:45:50 2007