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Old 03-29-2015, 07:55 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by bambuko View Post
Now that I know what the problem was I will create brand new/virgin usb stick to test it all, because to be honest even if I knew the answers to your questions, I wouldn't be sure I am right...
I'll be back

ps... just realised - library directory was copied from backup directory created on another linux machine - had a look at it and all the directories are owned by "1024"
What's going on?
I am not a number....

it would appear (from my searches) that:


That would explain why files created by the system were given owner number.
Still doesn't explain why they have escaped umask?
All *nix users and groups have numbers assigned.
Look in /etc/passwd

Users assignments typically start at 1000
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