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have below script running but failing to remove files



#!/bin/sh

find /u01/app/oracle -name 'DG*.trm' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;
find /u01/app/oracle/diag -name 'DG_*.trc' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;









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    And in what way is it failing?
    – tink
    10 hours ago










  • not removing intended log files to remove
    – Kit Moka
    10 hours ago






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    If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
    – xenoid
    10 hours ago










  • Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    3 hours ago
















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have below script running but failing to remove files



#!/bin/sh

find /u01/app/oracle -name 'DG*.trm' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;
find /u01/app/oracle/diag -name 'DG_*.trc' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;









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  • 2




    And in what way is it failing?
    – tink
    10 hours ago










  • not removing intended log files to remove
    – Kit Moka
    10 hours ago






  • 4




    If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
    – xenoid
    10 hours ago










  • Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    3 hours ago














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have below script running but failing to remove files



#!/bin/sh

find /u01/app/oracle -name 'DG*.trm' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;
find /u01/app/oracle/diag -name 'DG_*.trc' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;









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have below script running but failing to remove files



#!/bin/sh

find /u01/app/oracle -name 'DG*.trm' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;
find /u01/app/oracle/diag -name 'DG_*.trc' -mtime +10 -exec rm -rf {} ;






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  • 2




    And in what way is it failing?
    – tink
    10 hours ago










  • not removing intended log files to remove
    – Kit Moka
    10 hours ago






  • 4




    If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
    – xenoid
    10 hours ago










  • Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    3 hours ago














  • 2




    And in what way is it failing?
    – tink
    10 hours ago










  • not removing intended log files to remove
    – Kit Moka
    10 hours ago






  • 4




    If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
    – xenoid
    10 hours ago










  • Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
    – Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
    3 hours ago








2




2




And in what way is it failing?
– tink
10 hours ago




And in what way is it failing?
– tink
10 hours ago












not removing intended log files to remove
– Kit Moka
10 hours ago




not removing intended log files to remove
– Kit Moka
10 hours ago




4




4




If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
– xenoid
10 hours ago




If you remove the -exec .... part, does it list the right files/directories?
– xenoid
10 hours ago












Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
3 hours ago




Check the permissions on the directory with ls -ld directory_name/ where the intended log files are located. You may not have the permissions to modify directory, which is what removing files does.
– Sergiy Kolodyazhnyy
3 hours ago















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