irm -rf generating -821000 CAT_COLLECTION_NOT_EMPTY

[Aravind Padmanabhan]

Hi All,

Thank you all for your valuable input on my previous posts — I really appreciate the support.

I have a question about irm behavior that I'm hoping someone can clarify. I’ve noticed that I can successfully remove a sub-collection using the -rf flags. However, when I try to remove a collection that contains other sub-collections, I encounter the following error:

remote addresses: 172.2.70.1
ERROR: rmUtil: rm error for /zone1/group1/dir1, status = -821000
status = -821000 CAT_COLLECTION_NOT_EMPTY

I'm curious why this is happening, especially since the -rf flags are meant to allow recursive deletion. Is there a way to determine what's preventing the removal of the parent collection?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[Terrell Russell]

Hi Aravind,

The server log should tell you what failed to remove.

However, as a user, you can also just recursively list what's still there and then investigate their permissions for surprises.

$ ils -r

Terrell

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