Re: [gentoo-user] USB permission/owner - change not allowed as root

[Edward M]

On Sun, 29 Dec 2013 19:42:33 -0700
Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com> wrote:

> After recent upgrade when I mount my USB and try as root:
>
> chown joseph:users /media/stick/Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt
> chown: changing ownership of
> ‘/media/stick/Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt’: Operation not permitted
>
> file ownership is:
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 5796864 Mar  6  2013
> Ancient-Electricity_new.ppt
>


I too ran the chown command on my USB flash and got the same
response as you did:

        localhost001 media # chown cru:users flash-drive1/
          chown: changing ownership of ‘flash-drive1/’: Operation not
    permitted

          drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 16384 Dec 31  1969 flash-drive1  

  Don't know what to tell you. interesting....my says Dec 31 1969.