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On Sun, Dec 29, 2013 at 07:42:33PM -0700, Joseph wrote: |
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> After recent upgrade when I mount my USB and try as root: |
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> chown joseph:users /media/stick/Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt |
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> chown: changing ownership of ‘/media/stick/Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt’: Operation not permitted |
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> file ownership is: |
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> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5796864 Mar 6 2013 Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt |
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The thread kinda zig-zagged off on me, so hope you don't mind a post here. |
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Perhaps this guide would be as nice a read for you as it was for me. It brings |
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back memories as I started using Linux in June, 2003, just before he wrote it: |
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http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Security/Quick_and_Dirty_Guide_to_Linux_File_Permissions |
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Second, please issue "blkid" and give the line for this USB device. |
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Cheers, |
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Bruce |
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List replies preferred. |
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A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. |
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Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? |
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A: Top-posting. |
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Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? |
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Don't top-post: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post#Top-posting |
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