permission modification mysteries

[Tom Sparks]

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 properties to change the files

ps: I am using a NTFS formated drive

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 <karl at kgoetz.id.au> wrote:

From: Karl Goetz <karl at kgoetz.id.au>
Subject: Re: permission modification mysteries
To: ubuntu-au at 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_sparks at 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

> 
> tom_a_sparks
>
 



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