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How can I fix the "Operation not permitted" problems below?



~$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
~$ chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
chown: changing ownership of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted
~$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
chmod: changing permissions of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted









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    ~$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
    ~$ chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
    chown: changing ownership of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted
    ~$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
    chmod: changing permissions of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted









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      How can I fix the "Operation not permitted" problems below?



      ~$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      ~$ chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      chown: changing ownership of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted
      ~$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      chmod: changing permissions of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted









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      How can I fix the "Operation not permitted" problems below?



      ~$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      ~$ chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      chown: changing ownership of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted
      ~$ chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
      chmod: changing permissions of '/usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp': Operation not permitted






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          You should be root to change ownership. Use commands on this way:



          sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
          sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp





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            You should be root to change ownership. Use commands on this way:



            sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
            sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp





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              sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
              sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp





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                sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
                sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp





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                You should be root to change ownership. Use commands on this way:



                sudo chown root:root /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp
                sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/Fancontrol_Hddtemp






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