how to add a user special persmiison to a folder

[Piyush Arora]

verify these things
1. your are logged in as root user
2. you are giving right path for directory

goto link below
http://computernetworkingnotes.com/rhce_certification/acl.htm

you may  be trying to implement acl on some other users directory
all the best

On 12/10/10, a bv <vbavbalist at gmail.com> wrote:
> i both tried these (john is noy my actual username)
>
> setfacl -m u:john :rwx folder
> setfacl -m u:john :rwx ./folder
> setfacl -m u:john :w  folder
> setfacl -m u:john :w ./folder
>
> but  i get below errors
> setfactl:  ./cp Operation not supported
> setfactl:  cp Operation not supported
> Regards
>
>
>
> 2010/12/10, Piyush Arora <piyusharora420 at gmail.com>:
>> you need to use setfacl command for this purpose
>> ie setfacl -m u:john :rwx folder
>>
>> On 12/10/10, a bv <vbavbalist at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> hi,
>>>
>>> I want  a specific user to be able to write specific folder which
>>> folder permissons are 755. How can i give that specific user (john for
>>> ex) write permission?
>>>
>>> regards
>>>
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