How to fix it wsl ubuntu on windows 10? Operation not permitted

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I am using a WSL, ubuntu on windows 10 and I want to set permissions like below but I am receiving an error. Why? How do I fix it?

ubuntu-user@LAPTOP:~$ chmod 400 .ssh/MyKey.pem
chmod: changing permissions of '.ssh/MyKey.pem': Operation not permitted

You are probably not the owner of the file. Edit your question and include the output of ls -la ~/.ssh — Panki, Aug 21, 2020 at 13:26

OSezer · Accepted Answer · 2021-02-11 21:18:57Z

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You can just use these commands in only one session, every time when you open terminal, you have to enter again. I solved my issue with this way.

sudo umount /mnt/c
sudo mount -t drvfs C: /mnt/c -o metadata
chmod 400 [fileName] or chmod 700 [fileName]

answered Feb 11, 2021 at 21:09

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jesse_b · Accepted Answer · 2020-08-21 14:26:09Z

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use sudo chmod 400 .ssh/MyKey.pem

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answered Aug 21, 2020 at 13:38

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