[mythtv-users] Permission problem... mythtv user

Stroller linux.luser at myrealbox.com
Wed Jan 10 14:15:24 UTC 2007


On 10 Jan 2007, at 12:33, A JM wrote:
>>
>> I get the following...
>>
>> [root at myth2 mythtv]# chmod -R mythtv.mythtv /home/mythtv
>> chmod: invalid mode: `mythtv.mythtv'
>> Try `chmod --help' for more information.
>>
>> Also, why doesn't this work in the folder explorer?
>>
>
> Sorry this was the other command...
>
> [root at myth2 mythtv]# chmod -R mythtv /home/mythtv
> chmod: invalid mode: `mythtv'
> Try `chmod --help' for more information.

  `chmod --help` would probably have told you that chmod is for  
"changing modes" - ie: setting permissions. `chown` is for changing  
ownership.

http://www.faqs.org/docs/linux_intro/sect_03_04.html
http://www.zzee.com/solutions/linux-permissions.shtml

Stroller.


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