Change ownership of NTFS Drives

[Jlc4BigRed]

I am in the process of moving my Plex media server over to Ubuntu from Windows. I have two separate hard drives with movies/tv shows and due to being NTFS it is assigned to root. How can I go about changing ownership from root to me so i can edit the file names and move everything around from the two drives.

 

[Alexzee]

Hi: & Welcome to Linux.org.

For the task you would like to perform you'll need to know the basic's of Linux permissions.

I believe you need the 'change ownership' command. Which is chown followed by the users name and file. Here's ways to use that command:

Chown Command in Linux (File Ownership)

The chown command allows you to change the user and/or group ownership of a given file, directory, or symbolic link. In this tutorial, we will show you how to use the chown command through practical examples.

linuxize.com

Here's a guide to get you started:

A beginner's guide to Linux permissions

Linux security permissions designate who can do what with a file or directory.

opensource.com

 

[wizardfromoz]

also on site we have articles on chmod and chown which sometimes have to go together. in our linux tutorials section -

https://linux.org/threads/command-chmod.291/unread

https://linux.org/threads/file-permissions-chmod.4124/

and

https://linux.org/threads/file-permisions-chown.4125/

and in linux original content, video re both

https://linux.org/threads/video-linux-file-permissions-chmod-and-chown.25164/

welcome @Jlc4BigRed

 

[jglen490]

And don't forget that NTFS, being a Windows beast doesn't handle permissions exactly the way that Linux does. NTFS is more an ACL (access control list) thing, which can be difficult from within Linux. Not impossible, you can still do a chown and a chmod on the directory to which the NTFS drive is mounted, and that will probably get it.