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From: Tim O'Neil <toneil@visigenic.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: can't move /kernel
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 08:26:53 +0000
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Curt Finch wrote:
> 
> why can't i do this?  i booted off of kernel.new
> 
> # mv kernel kernel.old
> mv: rename kernel to kernel.old: Operation not permitted
> # id
> uid=0(root) gid=0(wheel) groups=0(wheel), 2(kmem), 3(sys), 4(tty),
> 5(operator), 20(staff), 31(guest)
> # uname -a
> FreeBSD pnk.com 2.1.5-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.1.5-RELEASE #1: Mon Feb 10
> 13:19:32 CST 1997     curt@pnk.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/CURT  i386
> #

su to root first helps. alot.