Chown file in external HDD

Hi, I'm backing up a file created with tiger john chkrootkit, to my external HDD for safekeeping. That way, if the system is compromised and the file is edited or removed, I will still have the file backed up so I can check it with the new report (this is all just hypothetical of course). Trouble is, I can't get the file to change permissions! When I try;

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sudo -i

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(root@computername:~#)cd /media/My Book/Security

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bash: cd: 'My': no such file or directory found

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(My Book is the name of the HDD, and Security is the name of the directory it's {the file} is stored under).
or:

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cd /media/My-Book/Security

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doesn't work either. But when I do:

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cd /media
(root@computername:/media#)

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it works. Using the command;

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ls

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I get:

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My Book

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But I can't go to it! Does anyone know how to do this? Or any alternative (graphical) method? I can just back it up to cryptkeeper folder, but still.

No matter, I've just compressed it with a simple password to foil any programs or hackers that get in.

For future reference, using the command line you need to escape the spaces in any path or filenames with a backslash \

e.g.

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crypto@ubulaptop1204:~$ cd My\ Book/
crypto@ubulaptop1204:~/My Book$

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Alternatively use the bash tab to auto-complete.

e.g.
Type

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cd My

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Then press the >Tab< key and the path will be auto-completed with the escaped space already in there.

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Originally Posted by cryptotheslow

For future reference, using the command line you need to escape the spaces in any path or filenames with a backslash \

e.g.

Code:

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crypto@ubulaptop1204:~$ cd My\ Book/
crypto@ubulaptop1204:~/My Book$

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Alternatively use the bash tab to auto-complete.

e.g.
Type

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cd My

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Then press the >Tab< key and the path will be auto-completed with the escaped space already in there.

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Thanks for that!

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cd /media/My\ Book/

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worked.

I am no expert in this area, but I know from experience that depending on the external device and how it may be formated, it sometimes will simply not allow you to change file permissions even as root. I remember running into this problem with a proprietary external drive that i have myself.

:KS

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Originally Posted by Damascushead

I am no expert in this area, but I know from experience that depending on the external device and how it may be formated, it sometimes will simply not allow you to change file permissions even as root. I remember running into this problem with a proprietary external drive that i have myself.

:KS

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If the device is running NTFS or FAT, it won't let you chown or chmod, the owners/group and permissions are set at mount.

Hey,

When using paths with spaces or capitals, etc, use single quotes around the path.

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cd '/media/HDD/My Backup/file.txt'

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Also CaSe sensitive.

If your HD is running NTFS, no file permissions are supported.