I've a couple of old "lock" files from a long-dead host backup that I'd like to delete. However, whenever I attempt to delete them I get messages that indicate that I cannot do so.
Using a Windows 7 box I've tried the following (as a domain administrator):
Created a mapped drive (Z:) to the location (\\nasbox\VM).
Tried a simple "right-click and delete" - I get a message that indicates that the file is open in another program (it's not).
Run a subinacl command to grant full control of the file to the domain administrator - I get an error message that reads "Error : 1314 A required privilege is not held by the client".
Using a Linux box I've tried the following (as "root"):
Mounted the location to a mount point (/mnt/nasbox)
Ran an "ls -l" command to determine the owner and group of the file(s) - owner and group are "root", permissions are 0444.
Attempted a "chmod 666" of the files - I get an error message that indicates that permission is denied.
Attempted an "rm --force" of the file(s) - I get an error message that indicates that permission is denied.
It's not that these lock files take up a lot of disk space - they're only 11 bytes each. But they're unneccessary and, well, they make the directory look "messy".
Any ideas on how I can get rid of the files in question?
Thanks in advance.