permission modification mysteries

[Tom Sparks]

so what other option do have for formating my drive that can be read in windows or should i forget windows compatibility?

tom_a_sparks

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--- On Wed, 4/3/09, Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au> wrote:

From: Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au>
Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries
To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
Received: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009, 12:21 AM

On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 05:09:15 -0800 (PST)
Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au> wrote:

> 
> I want to change world/other access from read and write to just read
> the owner is root i have tryed with sudo nautilus and using

Please dont use nautilus with sudo - for that matter, dont use any GUI
app with sudo. use gksu or kdesu (as apropriate)

> properties to change the files

> 
> ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive

This is probably part of the problem.
check how the drive is mounted (with `mount`), and that you have it
mounted writeable.
Past that, I cant help (don't use ntfs).
kk

> 
> tom_a_sparks
> 
> Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments.
> See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/3/09, Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au> wrote:
> 
> From: Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au>
> Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries
> To: ubuntu-au at lists.ubuntu.com
> Received: Tuesday, 3 March, 2009, 10:40 PM
> 
> On Tue, 3 Mar 2009 02:50:47 -0800 (PST)
> Tom Sparks <tom_a_sparks at yahoo.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > i am trying to change the permission of a group of files
> > but ever time I change the permission it snaps back
> > 
> > i am at a lost, can anyone help?
> 
> What are you using to change them, what are you changing from, and
> what to?
> kk
> 



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