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Re: Problem in changing permissions for a directory



On 04/30/2015 04:04 PM, Arghya Das wrote:
why cant i change values of this file : /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward

  I tried to change ownership of the directory but :

my_username@019:~$ sudo chown my_username /proc/sys/net/ipv4/
chown: changing ownership of `/proc/sys/net/ipv4/': Operation not permitted

Can someone help to solve the problem plz..

Do you want to create a wirewall for your laptop?

For an example see:

https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch-sec-services.en.html#s5.14.3.2

Kind regards,
Jan-Rens.


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