Linux/UNIX: chmod error
Posted by Vivek Gite
[Last updated: September 1, 2006]
Q: Sometime when I use chmod command under Suse Linux, I am getting following error message:
changing permissions of 'FILENAME': Operation not permitted
A: If you are using UNIX you will get error as follows:
chmod: Not owner.
Remember, only the owner of a file or directory can set its permissions. Use ls -l to find the owner. Otherwise, login in as a root user and then setup permissions using chmod.
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November 20th, 2007 at 3:20 pm
how i can change the permission of a complete directory.
and how i remove the whole directory
November 20th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
How can I change the permission of a complete directory.
chmod -R perm dir-name
how can i remove the whole directory
/bin/rm -rf dirname