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

A JM vbtalent at gmail.com
Wed Jan 10 15:33:36 UTC 2007


On 1/10/07, Nate Crosno <ncrosno at ipass.com> wrote:
>
>
> >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.
> >
>
> Sorry for the typo!!  That's what happens when I try to give quick
> advice without proof-reading.  I did mean "chown".
>
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No problems, thanks for the info.

So, can you guys answer the question as to why when I created the user
from the root account

# addusr mythtv

Why didn't the user mythtv get ownership of it's own directory?


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