french squared Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 SO, How do I change the file permissions of a read only file. I booted with -s Im logged in as root I used sudo -s and whoami returns root However when trying to run chmod 777 Info.plist, mac returns Read-only file system Why cant I change it? why can i not get root permission of my own file system? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130527-change-file-permisions/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGJulius Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Hey, Is it on an NTFS file system, cause mac cant write the NTFS Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130527-change-file-permisions/#findComment-925266 Share on other sites More sharing options...
french squared Posted October 10, 2008 Author Share Posted October 10, 2008 no, it is a full install and format of kalyway and vanilla kernal on its own hd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130527-change-file-permisions/#findComment-925277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
french squared Posted October 11, 2008 Author Share Posted October 11, 2008 there is no way this problem is unique to me. If it was an ntfs file system mac osx wouldnt have installed on it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/130527-change-file-permisions/#findComment-926410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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