<snip> > What I need to do is to figure out how to determine what exactly is > changing the permissions on that directory's files so that I can put an end > to it. Right now I have a chown -Rv 775 running on the directory every 5 > minutes. But that is just going to contribute to load and can't be a > permanent solution. > > The directory in question is on an NFS share. However I am unsure of that > being the cause. > > I'm afraid that I am at a loss for troubleshooting steps here. Can someone > please help me find some ways to track this down and put an end to this? I believe auditctl could help: <https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Security_Guide/sec-Defining_Audit_Rules_and_Controls.html> <http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-audit-files-to-see-who-made-changes-to-a-file.html> Barry