Bug 887711

Summary:	Cannot delete directory when special characters are used.
Product:	[Community] GlusterFS	Reporter:	Edwin Hernandez <edwinhm>
Component:	fuse	Assignee:	Csaba Henk <csaba>
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Version:	mainline	CC:	amarts, daniel.challen, gluster-bugs
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Description Edwin Hernandez 2012-12-17 04:20:32 UTC

Description of problem:
I created a directory "-4oEo5VkALI" and cannot be deleted.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.3

How reproducible:
Easy

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create a directory using os.mkdir or any other mechanism 
2. try to delete it via rm -rf "\-4oEo5VkALI" and will not be able to remove it.

  
Actual results:
Cannot delete directory

Expected results:
Directory deleted


Additional info:

Comment 1 Csaba Henk 2012-12-17 10:54:31 UTC

*** Bug 887712 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 Csaba Henk 2012-12-17 11:40:04 UTC

*** Bug 887714 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Csaba Henk 2012-12-17 11:40:37 UTC

*** Bug 887713 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Daniel Challen 2012-12-17 11:55:35 UTC

I don't think this is a bug. Directories and files with - at the start of the name will cause problems in any POSIX file system. Try using a full or partial path:

rmdir ./-4oEo5VkALI

or the -- option:

rm -r -- -4oEo5VkALI

Comment 5 Amar Tumballi 2013-02-20 06:32:36 UTC

comment #4 is precise, and please re-open if thats not the issue.