Fail to change file mode on /etc/passwd with error "Permission denied"
Issue
chmodfails on files/etc/passwdand/etc/passwd-due to error "Permission denied".
# chmod 600 /etc/passwd
chmod: changing permissions of /etc/passwd: Permission denied
# chmod 600 /etc/passwd-
chmod: changing permissions of /etc/passwd-: Permission denied
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
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