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os: "os.RemoveAll" sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" #23452

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cwen0 opened this issue Jan 15, 2018 · 4 comments
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os: "os.RemoveAll" sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" #23452

cwen0 opened this issue Jan 15, 2018 · 4 comments
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cwen0 commented Jan 15, 2018

I use os.RemoveAll remove dir, and program sometimes return "remove pd: directory not empty"

drwx------. 5 xxx xxx 4.0K Jan 16 03:22 pd

What version of Go are you using (go version)?

go version: go version go1.9.2 linux/amd64

What operating system and processor architecture are you using (go env)?

os : CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)
kernel: 3.10.0-514.el7

What did you do?

What did you expect to see?

I expect os.RemoveAll to delete all the files

What did you see instead?

Sometimes the dir is not deleted and then an error is thrown.

Thanks!
@cwen0 cwen0 changed the title os.RemoveAll sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" "os.RemoveAll" sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" Jan 15, 2018
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davecheney commented Jan 15, 2018 via email

@davecheney davecheney added the WaitingForInfo Issue is not actionable because of missing required information, which needs to be provided. label Jan 15, 2018
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Is it possible that some other goroutine, or some other process, is creating entries in the directory as you are trying to delete it?

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cwen0 commented Jan 16, 2018

@ianlancetaylor you are true, I just found this problem, Thanks. Another process is using this dir. I delete this directory for the purpose of letting the program exit. When os.RemoveAll remove all other files in this dir and will exec Remove(path)， the process creates a new file in this dir to cause this error.
@davecheney @ianlancetaylor Thanks.

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Thanks for confirming. Closing

@davecheney davecheney removed the WaitingForInfo Issue is not actionable because of missing required information, which needs to be provided. label Jan 16, 2018
@mikioh mikioh changed the title "os.RemoveAll" sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" os: "os.RemoveAll" sometimes returns error "remove files: directory not empty" Jan 16, 2018
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