we have xrootd data server mounted on another machine using xrootdfs Here is the auto mount line - /grid/atlas -fstype=fuse,rw,uid=xrootd,rdr=root\://atlasfs02.hep.anl.gov\:1094//grid/atlas :xrootdfs.sh [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ cat /usr/bin/xrootdfs.sh #!/bin/bash exec /usr/bin/xrootdfs $@ >/dev/null 2>&1 and [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ mount | grep grid xrootdfs on /grid/atlas type fuse (rw,allow_other) yet when I try to change permissions on the file - [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ ls -l /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen -rw-rw-rw- 1 xrootd xrootd 502036 Feb 21 19:49 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen to 755 nothing changed. [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ chmod -v 755 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen mode of `/grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen' changed to 0755 (rwxr-xr-x) [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ ls -l /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen -rw-rw-rw- 1 xrootd xrootd 502036 Feb 21 19:49 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen The file server xrootd log shows no error. I can change the permission with : [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ xrdfs atlasfs02.hep.anl.gov ls -l /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables | grep zjetgen -rwx 2013-12-13 16:21:18 756362 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen77 -rwx 2014-02-22 01:46:56 502036 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen90 -rw- 2014-02-22 01:49:58 502036 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ xrdfs atlasfs02.hep.anl.gov chmod /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen rwxr-xr-x [dbenjamin@ascinode ~]$ xrdfs atlasfs02.hep.anl.gov ls -l /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables | grep zjetgen -rwx 2013-12-13 16:21:18 756362 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen77 -rwx 2014-02-22 01:46:56 502036 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen90 -rwx 2014-02-22 01:49:58 502036 /grid/atlas/hpc/common/alpgen/executables/zjetgen on the data server - here is the contents of the authorization file - [root@atlasfs02 ~]# cat /etc/xrootd/auth_file # This means that all the users have read access to the datasets u * /grid lr # This means that all the users have full access to their private dirs u = /grid/atlas/local/@=/ a # This means that this privileged user can do everything # You need at least one user like that, in order to create the # private dir for each user willing to store his data in the facility u apf /grid a u xrootd /grid a u lecompte /grid a u dbenjamin /grid a u jchilders /grid a u bestman /grid/atlas a u root /grid a u usatlas1 /grid/atlas/dq2 a #u usatlas3 /grid/atlas/dq2 a u usatlas4 /grid/atlas/dq2 a u usatlas3 /grid a # --- Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/xrootd/xrootd/issues/86 ######################################################################## Use REPLY-ALL to reply to list To unsubscribe from the XROOTD-DEV list, click the following link: https://listserv.slac.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=XROOTD-DEV&A=1