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Changing Permissions

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64AMD

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Mar 15, 2007
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I have just installed Ubuntu Server. I am using the KDE desktop.

I have a second hard drive installed, partitioned, formated and mounted. The problem is even when I give the command to chace permissions either individual owner or group I get the error Operation not permitted

I get this weather I type in sudo chown -R USERNAME:USERNAME /media/mynewdrive (replaceing username with the username I want to have permission)

I also get the same error if I type sudo chgrp plugdev /media/mynewdrive (the first of three commands to change group permissions.

I would rather change group permissions.

If it matters the drive is formated FAT32, only because it was recommended because I will be sharing on a windows network.

I have been following the directions at the following link
 
FAT32 has no concept of user/group permissions. The recommendation of FAT32 is if you are PHYSICALLY sharing a drive between Windows/Linux machines or are dual-booting. When sharing a drive via a network i.e. SAMBA, the client (Windows) doesn't access the shared drive/folder directly.

--== Anything can go wrong. It's just a matter of how far wrong it will go till people think its right. ==--
 
Also make sure you are root when you change permissions. As root give permissions to everyone; or change the owner to your account that you use.

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DragonForce
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I was under the impression the root account was disabled by default in Ubuntu, you have to use the sudo commands to activate it.
 
# sudo passwd root

That will enable the root pw to be different than the users. That's the first thing I do once I load Ubuntu.

Mark
 
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