A workaround is to use 'sudo' (or login as root) to operate within the non-writable directory.
I also noticed this, any file named 'desktop.ini' within the non- writable directory is also non-writable, even though it has the 'w' flag. $ pwd /media/data/My Documents $ groups aviator adm dialout cdrom floppy audio dip video plugdev scanner netdev lpadmin powerdev admin $ ls -l desktop.ini -rwxrwx--- 1 root plugdev 75 2007-02-21 15:52 desktop.ini $ rm desktop.ini rm: cannot remove `desktop.ini': Permission denied -- Some folders on fat32 filesystem not writable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/52778 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
