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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] USB permission/owner - change not allowed as root
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 04:14:46
Message-Id: 20131230041459.GL15186@syscon7.ed.shawcable.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] USB permission/owner - change not allowed as root by covici@ccs.covici.com
1 On 12/29/13 23:05, covici@××××××××××.com wrote:
2 [snip]
3 >> >> file ownership is:
4 >> >> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5796864 Mar 6 2013 Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt
5 >> >>
6 >> >
7 >> >Is it mounted Read Only? It's the only thing I can think of. I'm not
8 >> >sure if that would keep it from changing it if it is either.
9 >> >
10 >> >Dale
11 >> >
12 >> >:-) :-)
13 >> >
14 >> > --
15 >> >I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words!
16 >> >
17 >>
18 >> When I open the USB stick, it doesn't say anything (on the top) "read only mode".
19 >
20 >What file system on the stick? If it is FAT there is no such thing as ownership.
21
22 Regardless of the file type, if the system present it as owner/user "root"
23 -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5796864 Mar 6 2013 Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt
24
25 I should be able to change the permission when I login as root, but I can not; that is what puzzling me.
26
27 --
28 Joseph