chmod: can't change <userid>: Not owner

[chandu_2]

I logged in as root on HP-UX 11.00 and When I try to change permissions(750)for one of the user home directory, I get the following error message.
chmod: can't change : Not owner

Any help / suggestions please....

[Pete Randall]

That's odd. What about if you su to the user in question and then try to change permissions?


Pete

[MarkSyder · Accepted solution]

Is this a remotely mounted directory?

If so, you will have to log into the server/workstation where the directory is and change the permissions there. This has caught me out lots of times!

Mark Syder (like the drink but spelt different)

[Cheryl Griffin]

Check your permissions,owner,group on chmod, they're probably wrong.

# ll /sbin/chmod /usr/bin/chmod
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 245760 Jun 12 2002 /sbin/chmod
-r-xr-xr-x 1 bin bin 32768 Jun 12 2002 /usr/bin/chmod

[Geoff Wild]

What is the syntax of the command you are running?

should be:

chmod 750 /home/userid

Are you sure you are root?

id

Rgds...Geoff

[chandu_2]

Thanks Guys...

1. The home directory was a NFS mount.

Logged on NFS server and changed the permissions successfully...

Thank you Mark :)