Re: [cobalt-users] Deleting username.lock files

[WayneB6094@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 8/25/00 11:15:36 AM US Mountain Standard Time, 
jayjil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

>   I'm attempting to delete 3 username.lock files on my Qube2. I'm in the
>  /var/spool/mail directory and I'm entering the following rm -i *.lock. I'm
>  getting the following error messages:
>  
>  [admin@www mail]$ rm -i *.lock
>  rm: remove `admin.lock'? y
>  rm: admin.lock: Permission denied

It would appear that you are logged in as "admin".  You need to type "su" 
(and supply the correct password) to become the user "root" before you'll be 
able to delete those files.