diff -NurpP --minimal linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z/kernel/vserver/inode.c linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z2/kernel/vserver/inode.c
--- linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z/kernel/vserver/inode.c	2004-02-22 00:09:42.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.3-vs0.09.z2/kernel/vserver/inode.c	2004-02-23 04:04:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -41,10 +41,13 @@ static int __vc_get_iattr(struct inode *
 
 	if (in->i_sb->s_magic == PROC_SUPER_MAGIC) {
 		struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PROC_I(in)->pde;
-
-		// check for specific inodes
-		*flags |= (entry->vx_flags & IATTR_FLAGS);	
+		
 		*mask |= IATTR_FLAGS;
+		// check for specific inodes ?
+		if (entry)
+			*flags |= (entry->vx_flags & IATTR_FLAGS);	
+		else
+			*flags |= (PROC_I(in)->vx_flags & IATTR_FLAGS);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -119,10 +122,13 @@ static int __vc_set_iattr(struct inode *
 
 	if (*mask & IATTR_FLAGS) {
 		struct proc_dir_entry *entry = PROC_I(in)->pde;
-		unsigned int iflags = entry->vx_flags;
+		unsigned int iflags = PROC_I(in)->vx_flags;
 
-		entry->vx_flags = (iflags & ~(*mask & IATTR_FLAGS))
+		iflags = (iflags & ~(*mask & IATTR_FLAGS))
 			| (*flags & IATTR_FLAGS);
+		PROC_I(in)->vx_flags = iflags;
+		if (entry) 
+			entry->vx_flags = iflags;
 	}
 	
 	if (*mask & IATTR_BARRIER)
@@ -143,8 +149,6 @@ int vc_set_iattr_v0(uint32_t dev, void *
 	struct vcmd_ctx_iattr_v0 vc_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!vx_check(0, VX_ADMIN))
-		return -ENOSYS;
 	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || !capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE))
 		return -EPERM;
 	if (copy_from_user (&vc_data, data, sizeof(vc_data)))
@@ -173,8 +177,8 @@ int vc_set_iattr(uint32_t id, void *data
 	struct vcmd_ctx_iattr_v1 vc_data;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!vx_check(0, VX_ADMIN))
-		return -ENOSYS;
+	if (!capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN) || !capable(CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE))
+		return -EPERM;
 	if (copy_from_user (&vc_data, data, sizeof(vc_data)))
 		return -EFAULT;