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I have created a VHDX (GUID type) file in Windows 10. It is mounted as an NTFS formatted drive with drive letter X:. When I open the bash (Ubuntu on Windows 10/WSL), I am able to

cd /mnt/x

However, when I do ls, i get permission denied for all the files. Also, I am not able to create directory even with sudo. Same problem with chmod, chown, etc.

I have also tried to grant permissions to everyone through icacls in Windows through command line as well as through the GUI.

https://i.stack.imgur.com/OpQ6D.png

https://i.stack.imgur.com/2vlOI.png

Updates [Edit] I think the problem is that the way NTFS gets mounted on Windows. The mounted mode is being treated as a read-only mode by the Ubuntu Bash.

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  • I have posted a similar question at: https://github.com/Microsoft/BashOnWindows/issues/1199 – G.One Oct 14 '16 at 08:39
  • I too have the same problem. – Andrew T Finnell Oct 27 '16 at 20:36
  • Have you tried with recent versions? Apparently, the problem has been solved in [Windows Build 17713](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/release-notes#build-17713) and the reported bug [have been closed](https://superuser.com/questions/1332176/how-do-i-recover-my-legacy-wsl-without-data-loss/1344205#1344205). – Jaime Aug 08 '18 at 21:34

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