I created as root a directory in /usr and used chmod to set permissions. After a reboot the permissions had reverted to what they were before the chmod command. This is probably some basic bit of info that I lack but is this usual? I was very surprised when it happened.
Using Mandrake 9.1, mkdir and chmod run from the command line.
TIA Syd
Syd Hancock syd@toufol.com wrote:
[...] After a reboot the permissions had reverted to what they were before the chmod command. This is probably some basic bit of info that I lack but is this usual? I was very surprised when it happened.
Doesn't sound normal to me. Were errors shown on reboot (like discs not unmounting cleanly), does anyone know if there are any fun processes on Mandrake that "fix" permissions in /usr and can you reproduce this?
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, MJ Ray wrote:
Syd Hancock syd@toufol.com wrote:
[...] After a reboot the permissions had reverted to what they were before the chmod command. This is probably some basic bit of info that I lack but is this usual? I was very surprised when it happened.
Doesn't sound normal to me. Were errors shown on reboot (like discs not unmounting cleanly), does anyone know if there are any fun processes on Mandrake that "fix" permissions in /usr and can you reproduce this?
To these questions, add:
Is /usr on a file-system type that doesn't support changing permissions, such as vfat?
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Thanks to all who responded. No idea what was happening but I can't reproduce it this evening although I could a couple of days ago. Fingers crossed that all is now well ... :-)
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