Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
I downloaded an *.exe file and, after changing to "su", moved it to a Windows directory (FAT32). I then tried to change the file's ownership from root to me. I got the message "Changing ownership of "X.exe" Operation not permitted.
FAT partitions don't support owners or groups. You mount them according to the owner you want to use.
But, I could change the ownership of a text file. Moreover the owner fields are shown by a "ls -l" command.
Try going in as a different user and writing a file. Who owns it? FAT does not support Unix style permissions. It doesn't even properly support Windows permissions or long file names etc.
James Knott wrote:
Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
James Knott wrote:
Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
I downloaded an *.exe file and, after changing to "su", moved it to a Windows directory (FAT32). I then tried to change the file's ownership from root to me. I got the message "Changing ownership of "X.exe" Operation not permitted. FAT partitions don't support owners or groups. You mount them according to the owner you want to use.
But, I could change the ownership of a text file. Moreover the owner fields are shown by a "ls -l" command.
Try going in as a different user and writing a file. Who owns it?
root
FAT does not support Unix style permissions. It doesn't even properly support Windows permissions or long file names etc.
I see that now. I don't know why I thought I had changed a file's permission in that directory. When I switch to Windows and access the file, will I have any difficulty opening that file?
-- Best regards, Dennis J. Tuchler 7330 Kingsbury Boulevard University City, Missouri 63130
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