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Santosh Linkha
Asked: 2011-04-08 00:13:06 +0800 CST

problem with chmod command

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I don't know what is happening

experimentx@workmateX:/var/www$ sudo chmod 0777 -r /var/www/

chmod: cannot access `0777': No such file or directory

experimentx@workmateX:/var/www$
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4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Use this:

    sudo chmod 0777 -R /var/www/

    -R instead of -r.

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  2. Use "-R" instead of "-r".

    From the chmod help:

    -R, --recursive change files and directories recursively

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  3. Also note that the 0 will no longer clear suid/sgid/sticky in recent versions of chmod and you'll soon have to use a symbolic mode (if that's what you're intending to do).

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  4. Perhaps going or directing the file in terminal and once you locate file by:

    ls

    then run the command:

    chmod +x filename

    from that location I'm sure it will work.

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