BackTrack cannot change permissions

Josho · 04-07-2009, 06:53 AM

Hi, I'm trying to change a file type in the System32 Folder on SDA3 (Windows partition).

However, I don't have the permission. If I try to change the permissions, it says I can't.

Could someone please help, step by step what I have to do? I understand mounting it in some certain way helps, but I have no idea.

Thanks.

acid_kewpie · 04-07-2009, 07:23 AM

what do you mean change the file type?? what type? You can't change permissions on a windows filesystem, as there aren't any. Any unix permissions are just fudged on mount time to make it look more like a unix FS, but it's not actually on the filesystem itself.

Josho · 04-07-2009, 07:33 AM

Thanks.

Well, if I try to rename a file, it says could not delete blah blah blah.

hurry_hui · 04-07-2009, 11:56 AM

Having reading your another post, I assumed you want to change file extension under Windows/System folder. In Backtrack or Slax I guess some partitions are mounted read-only.