On Mar 11, 2011, at 11:52 , Aryeh Friedman wrote: > If I know the inode how can I force the inode to be cleared even if > the filename is illegal? Usual disclaimers apply about backing up your data prior to this. Reboot single user. # clri /dev/ad1d inode_number # fsck /dev/ad1d substitute the actual device name, of course. -aDe