From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 9 02:46:31 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 56FCC106566B for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 02:46:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.48]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 413168FC14 for ; Mon, 9 Feb 2009 02:46:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by QMTA05.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id DT3v1b00H16AWCUA5emXFP; Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:46:31 +0000 Received: from localhost ([76.102.24.75]) by OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id DemW1b00B1dCpWs8SemXmk; Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:46:31 +0000 Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 18:46:30 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti To: FreeBSD Message-ID: <20090209024630.GA1134@bsd.remdog.net> Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Re: gtkpod permissions problem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:46:31 -0000 > Rem P Roberti writes: > > > I have installed gtkpod for use with my Nano, but I'm having a problem > > when trying to add files. The Nano is mounted at /mnt/ipod, and when I > > try to add a file I get a message similar to this: > > > > Transfer of 'Petite Fleur' failed. Error opening > > '/mnt/ipod/iPod_Control/Music/F00/gtkpod795096.mp3' for writing > > (Permission denied). > > > > The file, in this case Petite Fleur, shows up in gtkpod, but it can't be > > written to the Nano. This obviously looks like a permissions problem, > > but I can't figure out its cause. > > Look at the permissions on that file, and the directory containing it, > and the mount point. I'm sure at least one of them isn't sufficiently > permitted to the user running gtkpod. You were quite right. I was dealing with a Nano that already had files on it installed by iTunes. Nothing that I could do, even as root, would allow me to change the permissions of /mnt/ipod. To make a long story short, I cleared the Nano of all previously installed files, and started from zero with gtkpod and now everything works smoothly. I'm still not sure why I wasn't able to change the permissions of the mounted Nano as su, but I guess that is typical when dealing with mounted devices. --Rem