How to Change Permissions on an External Hard Drive in Ubuntu (Why chmod Often Fails)

• 23 June 2026
• by: David Okafor
• in: Linux/Server Admin
• Tags: chmod, exfat, external drive, fstab, linux permissions, mount options, ntfs, Ubuntu
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Learn how to change permissions on an external hard drive in Ubuntu. Why chmod fails on NTFS/exFAT/FAT drives and how to fix access with mount options and fstab.

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