nameless folders

acidtuch10

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OK scenario ... One set up a windows or Mac as a ftp server, This machine has no monitor or keyboard and is just sitting on a shelf remotely controlled through VNC. -- So upon checking the ftp directory after a few days, there is a directory with no name. Double clicking on this reveals that theres also a subdirectory with no name also. Double click on that and I get to a directory name (. @Tagged by@.) so I double click on that and behold another directory.... to make a long story short this directory structure goes down about 10 deep. And no mater what I do I can't delete any of the directories, can’t rename nothing.

So I ask how does one make a no name directory?
How does this prevent me from deleting it?

Any assistance would help greatly --- Thanks
 
Well what OS is the ftp server running? Also, if it's windows/os 9, what ftp server software is it running?

Brian
 
Two machines one windows running IIS 5, Other is a B&W G3 running OSX 10.2.2 with default settings for FTP access.


Just depends which one I point the router to @ the time. The no name directories have happened on both machines, With both unable to delete them. Even through terminal, cause it doesn't reconize a directory without a name.


So who ever is creating these directories is able to create a no name directory on the ftp with rights so that I can not delete it through terminal, Windows Explorer, Osx Finder.

So how does one create a no name directory no matter what OS is running ?
 
Sounds like someone is using one of the ftp programs that the warez kiddies like. The directories have names, they are just using special characters that don't show up correctly.

On the OS X box, try doing an 'ls -b *' in terminal from the root directory where the directories are located. That will print the characters that aren't printable in octal. You can then use the octal to delete them.

Brian
 
I assumed it was the warez kiddies as U say .... How do I delete them for the Windows box? I will try the command U suggested on OSX when get home.
 
windows, haven't a clue, I'd take a look and see how they look in dos, not sure what it does with them with dir.

Brian
 
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