Hello! I need help because my Linux system!!!!!!!!!!!!! My system is : Linux TCJ 2.6.18-92.el5xen #1 SMP Tue Apr 29 13:31:30 EDT 2008 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux A user of this system is [dmuser]. Its profile is .bash_profile. I can't delete this .bash_profile, can't more this file. The message of return by shell is: can't find or open .bash_file when I try to delete this file or more this file. I can provide some message for some command which I use. ============= 1 cd dmsystem ls -ai ---------------------------------- address@hidden dmsystem]# ls -ai 21200897 . 21200909 data 21200906 .mozilla 2 .. 21200898 .emacs 21200994 src 21201266 .bash_history 21200944 exe 21200984 .viminfo 21200901 .bash_logout 21200903 .kde 21200900 .zshrc 0 .bash_profile 21201265 .lesshst 21200902 .bashrc 21200986 log ---------------------------------- 2. shred .bash_profile --------------------------------- address@hidden dmsystem]# shred .bash_profile shred: .bash_profile:open or write failure: can't find this file or direction --------------------------------- 3. rm .bash_profile --------------------------------- address@hidden dmsystem]# rm .bash_profile rm: lstat “.bash_profile” failure: can't find this file or direction --------------------------------- 4. chattr -i .bash_profile --------------------------------- address@hidden dmsystem]# chattr -i .bash_profile chattr: can't find this file or dir while trying to stat .bash_profile --------------------------------- OK,I think the iNode of this file is bad now. But you know, I want to delete this file. So I think you could help me. Please provide some command sothat I can delete .bash_profile.