cant go on chown -R root:root $LFS/tools

Lolandrea · 11-03-2008, 11:23 AM

hello......

Well i'm trying to change the ownership of $LFS/tools (lfs user) to root... but i cant, it keeps me saying "Operation not permitted"... What am i doing wrong... can someone help me??

moonfrog · 11-03-2008, 02:11 PM

You need to go from user lfs to user root with the exit command.

pingu · 11-03-2008, 02:17 PM

If LFE or LFE/tools is a directory where some non-linux partition is mounted you might not be able to change ownership this way. Or are you maybe not root when issuing the command?

onesixtyfourth · 11-03-2008, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moonfrog

You need to go from user lfs to user root with the exit command.

This guy is spot on the mark. I know I did exactly the same thing. Just above where you are in the book there is a note stating that all commands from this point on should be executed as root.

Lolandrea · 11-03-2008, 02:51 PM

yeah... thats the pro... XD.... i executing it as root.... n that doesn't do anything.... :S.... thats why I've tried as lfs... but nothing....

i do the command "chown -R root:root $LFS/tools" but it doesn't do anything (i have to declare LFS again because in root it doesn't exists anymore--> export LFS=/mnt/lfs)

P.D:Excuse me if I have a bad English... I'm Colombian... XD

snipexandy · 11-04-2008, 06:57 AM

write in the shell --> echo $LFS
resposte: lfs#: /mnt/lfs

solution

su - for super user
report password

try again

sorry for my english. i am brazilian

Lolandrea · 11-04-2008, 07:36 AM

i'll try it .... :P... thanxxxxx