I just loaded PETSc on my new WD Passport and tried:
$ ./configure
and got:
bash: ./configure: Permission denied
$ ls -l configure -rw-------. 1 jski jski 340 Aug 31 12:33 configure
Tried: $ chmod 777 configure
No good.
Tried: $ su -c 'chmod 777 configure'
No good.
What gives?
How can I change permissions on files on this drive/device?
---John
As bochecha said, you really should give more information, but I've got a hunch you're dealing with an NTFS disk. If that is the case, one of your options is to create a directory called .NTFS-3G (note the dot) at the root of the ntfs partition and then create a file in that dir named UserMapping -- the file should contain one line:
::S-1-5-21-3141592653-589793238-462643383-10000
Then, unmount the drive and plug it back in. You should have wide-open permissions. See this fedoraforum thread for more detail and other options (skip down to post #12).
Asked: 2012-02-04 23:45:05 -0600
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Last updated: Feb 07 '12
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