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 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html --- On Wed, 4/3/09, Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> wrote: From: Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries To: ubuntu-au@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_spa...@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 <k...@kgoetz.id.au> wrote: > > From: Karl Goetz <k...@kgoetz.id.au> > Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries > To: ubuntu-au@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_spa...@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 > -- Karl Goetz, (Kamping_Kaiser / VK5FOSS) Debian user / gNewSense contributor http://www.kgoetz.id.au No, I won't join your social networking group -----Inline Attachment Follows----- -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au Stay connected to the people that matter most with a smarter inbox. Take a look http://au.docs.yahoo.com/mail/smarterinbox -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
