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    <title>topic Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/ in ESXi Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Run the following cmd&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;OL&gt;&lt;LI level="1" type="ol"&gt;&lt;P&gt;vmware-cmd –l&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/OL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Check if any .vmx file is present. if yes, backup the .vmx file and .vmdk files of the VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Delete lock files and  *vswp files from under the directory and then deleting the dir &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-Josh&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Trying to learn &lt;IMG src="http://communities.vmware.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Joshua_Mally</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2009-09-07T14:54:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585490#M138252</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Whith vSphere client I have mount a NFS share on my ESXi 4.0 to implement a backup script.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;2 days after my NFS share disapear from the vSphere Client. I try to mount it again and i've have an error like :"Cannot Open Volume: vmfs/volumes/6gf7dsyf8k9"&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I have reboot the ESXi many times, reboot my remote NFS server many times ... nothing  &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;With Putty and WinSCP, i tried to remove this directory before to mount my NFS share again, but i can't delete it, i can't change the proprietary, i can't change the right. &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; So i'm blocked ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Do you know how to solve my issue ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Thank you very much.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; Tom&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:19:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-07T13:19:08Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585491#M138253</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Have you read this thread?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href="http://communities.vmware.com/thread/224513" target="test_blank"&gt;http://communities.vmware.com/thread/224513&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:21:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>bulletprooffool</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-07T14:21:54Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585492#M138254</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi bulletprooffool&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I tried to execute /usr/sbin/services.sh restart but there's issue again&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I tried a stop and delete but it's the same.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;An other idea&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-07T14:41:27Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585493#M138255</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Run the following cmd&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;OL&gt;&lt;LI level="1" type="ol"&gt;&lt;P&gt;vmware-cmd –l&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/OL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Check if any .vmx file is present. if yes, backup the .vmx file and .vmdk files of the VM&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Delete lock files and  *vswp files from under the directory and then deleting the dir &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-Josh&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Trying to learn &lt;IMG src="http://communities.vmware.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:54:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585493#M138255</guid>
      <dc:creator>Joshua_Mally</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-07T14:54:40Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585494#M138256</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hello Joshua,&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;STRONG&gt;vmware-cmd&lt;/STRONG&gt; isn't supply with ESXi. I try to launch it from a windows with CLI tools but there's a version error. And it doesn't exist in /bin ESXi directory &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Have you an other solution to check my volumes ?&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tom&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:38:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585494#M138256</guid>
      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T07:38:29Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585495#M138257</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;I success execute &lt;STRONG&gt;vmware-cmd&lt;/STRONG&gt; on my ESXi from an windows computer but there's no progress. I can't add a NFS share due to the presence of a corrupted directory in &lt;STRONG&gt;/vmfs/volumes&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Please help me to remove this F* directory !&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tom&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:13:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T08:13:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585496#M138258</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Try to log on with e.g. WinSCP to the Server and delete this directory.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:16:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585496#M138258</guid>
      <dc:creator>krowczynski</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T08:16:50Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585497#M138259</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;What is the output of &lt;STRONG&gt;esxcfg-nas -l&lt;/STRONG&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:41:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585497#M138259</guid>
      <dc:creator>nirvy</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T08:41:25Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585498#M138260</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Hi&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; @nirvy : the result is: &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;/vmfs/volumes # esxcfg-nas -l&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Error performing operation: Cannot open volume: /vmfs/volumes/961b192a-86f36d0d&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;/vmfs/volumes #&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; @krowczynski : I already try to remove the directory from WinSCP : Failed. And I can't chmod the directory&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:21:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T09:21:22Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585499#M138261</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Cannot open volume...hmmm&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Are u sure NFS port is oprn in the ESX firewall???... make sure its open... &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;If you found this information useful, please consider awarding points for "Correct" or "Helpful". Thanks!!! &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;-Josh&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Trying to learn &lt;IMG src="http://communities.vmware.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif" /&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 09:31:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585499#M138261</guid>
      <dc:creator>Joshua_Mally</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T09:31:18Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585500#M138262</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;can you ping your NFS server from ESXi, using vmkping &amp;amp;lt;ip address&amp;amp;gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:30:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>nirvy</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T10:30:04Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Cannot delete a directory like 6gf7dsyf8k9 in /vmfs/volumes/</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Cannot-delete-a-directory-like-6gf7dsyf8k9-in-vmfs-volumes/m-p/1585501#M138263</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Oh I'm stupid ... &lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;My problem is solved now.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;The problem happened from my NFS server, not from my ESX. My confusion is due to the presence of this strange directory in /vfms/volume who finally disapear when I'm stopped my NFS server.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;So I just check my NFS server and ... the User Mapping Service was down ...&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Very sorry and thanks for your help. I check "Helpfull Answer" for all of you.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Tom&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>VmwareProfile</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2009-09-08T12:51:35Z</dc:date>
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