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Operating Systems Solaris Unable to chmod a file/directory
# 8  
Old 11-15-2007
The source code on opensolaris indicates that message means that the chmod system call failed. So I'm guessing it's a loopback mount or something like that. What does this show:
mount -v
# 9  
Old 11-15-2007
SOLUTION:

There was something else mounted on /usr/local, but it didn't show up with the mount command.
# 10  
Old 11-15-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by lyonsd
There was something else mounted on /usr/local, but it didn't show up with the mount command.
"df -k /usr/local" will tell you what something is mounted on.
# 11  
Old 11-16-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by porter
"df -k /usr/local" will tell you what something is mounted on.
Code:
$ df -k /usr/local/
Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
auto_local                 0       0       0     0%    /usr/local

What is this - some sort of auto mount?
# 12  
Old 11-16-2007
Yeah. It is probably defined in /etc/auto_master. If not there, by convention, it should be in in some file in /etc with a prefix of auto_ for sure.
# 13  
Old 04-27-2009
Hello,

I have the same problem.
#df -k /usr/local
Filesystem kbytes used avail capacity Mounted on
auto_direct 0 0 0 0% /usr/local


How did you solve it?
can someone help?
Thanks
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