F5F Stay Refreshed Software Operating Systems File creation on mounted drives often needs sudo access. Issues with permissions can arise.

File creation on mounted drives often needs sudo access. Issues with permissions can arise.

File creation on mounted drives often needs sudo access. Issues with permissions can arise.

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bkelton
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07-14-2025, 11:17 AM
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I adjusted the permissions to allow editing and deleting without sudo. The system accepted the changes, so I was able to manage the file directly.
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bkelton
07-14-2025, 11:17 AM #1

I adjusted the permissions to allow editing and deleting without sudo. The system accepted the changes, so I was able to manage the file directly.

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DJHarambe
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07-21-2025, 06:47 PM
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Verify the folder access rights for the file's location.
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07-21-2025, 06:47 PM #2

Verify the folder access rights for the file's location.

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VitoSEXY
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07-21-2025, 08:38 PM
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-Recursively process all folders, excluding individual files.
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VitoSEXY
07-21-2025, 08:38 PM #3

-Recursively process all folders, excluding individual files.

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07-21-2025, 10:28 PM
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The correct command is chown user:group file. Group is unnecessary unless you're using a multi-user configuration. Using sudo chown -R $USER /media/2TB will grant full ownership of the entire directory. Applying sudo chown $USER aptpackages.txt will only assign ownership to that specific file. If neither works, the drive might be mounted in read-only mode and you'll need to remount it. Use fdisk -l to check the drive, then create the desired path with sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/pathtodrive. Finally, run chown -R $USER /yournewdirectory to secure ownership.
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07-21-2025, 10:28 PM #4

The correct command is chown user:group file. Group is unnecessary unless you're using a multi-user configuration. Using sudo chown -R $USER /media/2TB will grant full ownership of the entire directory. Applying sudo chown $USER aptpackages.txt will only assign ownership to that specific file. If neither works, the drive might be mounted in read-only mode and you'll need to remount it. Use fdisk -l to check the drive, then create the desired path with sudo mount -o remount,rw /dev/pathtodrive. Finally, run chown -R $USER /yournewdirectory to secure ownership.

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07-22-2025, 02:19 AM
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It's odd I have to manage the drive once it's mounted, but it seems to work now. Thanks!
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PrestonNguyen
07-22-2025, 02:19 AM #5

It's odd I have to manage the drive once it's mounted, but it seems to work now. Thanks!

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