The kernel ntfs driver correctly fails the chmod request because it can not store the file mode on the disk. NTFS-3g just silently ignores the request rather than returning an error. It should return an error like the kernel driver did.
** Changed in: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium ** Changed in: ntfs-3g (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/598023 Title: unable to set executable bit on ntfs partition -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs