Problem with read-only backup

I am trying to put together a bash script to backup a few NFS shares. I am still working through this and have been learning bash as I go. The shares are mounted as read-only. The script uses rsync to copy files from the NFS device to a Drobo mounted over iSCSI. I ran a test backup and it didn't really work, but now I can't get rid of the backup files because they are read-only. I have tried changing the permissions, but when i try:

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rm -rf <directory>

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, I get a long print out of each file like:

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cannot remove <file> read-only filesystem

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. Right now I just want to delete these backups, later I will worry about reworking my script. Does anyone have any advice?

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sudo rm -rf <directory>

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I did use sudo, I accidentally left that out in the post. But I actually figured out where the problem is. I had mounted the Drobo as read only, and therefore could not edit anything I put onto it. Thanks anyway.

Hey I'm new to this forum. How do I mark this as solved? I don't want to waste anyone's time with my stupid mistake.

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Originally Posted by dan08

Hey I'm new to this forum. How do I mark this as solved? I don't want to waste anyone's time with my stupid mistake.

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Hi,

You mark as solved in your first post, as in -

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UnansweredPo.../SolvedThreads

Cheers - :)

Cool Thanks