Solved: %error deleting cat4000bootflash permission denied

alsayed · ‎05-01-2007

hello

I have 4507R i cant delete the vlan.dat from the cat4000bootflah i receive the following

%error deleting cat4000bootflash permission denied

how can i solv it?

10xs

ankbhasi · ‎05-01-2007

Hi Ali,

Can you please issue a command "dir cat4000_flash:" and confirm me if you only see vlan.dat file there?

If you see only vlan.dat file issue a command ""erase cat4000_flash:"

I believe there is nothing other than 'vlan.dat' file in cat4000_flash:, so that will take care of it. You may need to reload the switch to see the vlans disappear.

HTH

Ankur

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Jon Marshall · ‎05-01-2007

Hi Ali

What is the exact command you are typing in ?

Can you also post output of "dir" command on 4500.

Thanks

Jon

mohammedmahmoud · ‎05-01-2007

Hi,

Just guessing, what is the VTP mode of this switch?

BR,

Mohammed Mahmoud.

jamilakhtar · ‎05-01-2007

Mohammed,

How would vtp domain would make a difference? just for peace of mind!!

Regards,

bjw · ‎05-01-2007

I think the poster said 'VTP MODE", if you are in "CLIENT", the vlan.dat file is a database built from a "VTP SERVER". Change your mode to "Trans" and try deleting it.

Or see the following:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/473/156.html#reset_vlan

ankbhasi · ‎05-01-2007

Hi Ali,

Can you please issue a command "dir cat4000_flash:" and confirm me if you only see vlan.dat file there?

If you see only vlan.dat file issue a command ""erase cat4000_flash:"

I believe there is nothing other than 'vlan.dat' file in cat4000_flash:, so that will take care of it. You may need to reload the switch to see the vlans disappear.

HTH

Ankur

alsayed · ‎05-01-2007

hello all!

Ankur my freind u r a real expert;u have catched the Problem:this command "erase cat4000_flash: help me to delete the vlan.dat from the cat4000bootflash.

10xs Ankur 10xs for all

regards

Ali

but why the command delete 4000catbootflash:vlan.dat doesn't work?

ankbhasi · ‎05-02-2007

Hi Ali,

The command "delete 4000catbootflash:vlan.dat" is a wrong command and there is no location like "4000catbootflash".

VLAN.dat on 4500 switches are stored in seperate location which is cat4000_flash so to delete this file you have to give exact location where file is stored.

HTH

Ankur

alsayed · ‎05-02-2007

Hi!

10xs Ankur!

ushakiran · ‎07-18-2024

Hello even I entered the erase cat flash : vlan.dat not taking command only delete cat flash taking but vlan.dat is there in dir

Can you help me how to delete the vlan.dat in 4507R switch