Is it possible that your current directory is something other than the root directory? If so maybe it's looking in your current directory for that path & file. Before trying to RMVLNK or other function just for grins and giggles do CD '/' and see if that changes anything. Dmc 3 Special Edition Mission 5k here. Thanks, Tommy Holden From: Mark Walter To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion Date: 01:48 PM Subject: RE: Can't delete files in the IFS Sent by: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx I've had luck with stuff like this using qshell. Mark Walter Business to Business Data Integration Specialist Certified IBM System i Specialist Paragon Consulting Services, Inc mwalter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 717-764-7909 ext.

126 -----Original Message----- From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [ mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of fbocch2595@xxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2009 2:28 PM To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Can't delete files in the IFS Hi Folks,?I think I'm gonna stump the band on this one.?? I'm unable to delete certain files from the IFS.? IBM support has no way to delete them.? These objects were created by our HA replication software and the HA vendor doesn't know how to remove them either.? IBM says they have a hidden character.???

I get msg CPFA0A9 whether I use the 4 option from the display or rmvlnk (as shown below).?? I tried the IFSTOOL DLTFIFS but that also gets me?CPFA0A9.? Using EDTF '/' I was able to use?option 4 which seemed to?delete the files and I thought that was successful EDTF / doesn't display these objects anymore?but?when I use?WRKLNK '/' I still see the files (they're listed at the bottom).??? When I try to delete via?qsh rm, here's what I get;??? $????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????>rm '/test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT'???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Rm: 001-2103 Error found getting information for file or directory /test/rpts051809/H04CLMPF_106731____27.TXT. No such path or??