Since it's Ubuntu, have you tried running it as sudo?

$sudo setfacl -m u:linux77:rwx file.txt

On Sun, 2009-02-15 at 03:42 +0000, Tameek Henderson wrote:
> I tried it with the UID and still no dice.  Hmmm...
> 
> 
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> ------Original Message------
> From: Bob Elzer
> To: tameekhenderson@gmail.com
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Sent: Feb 14, 2009 8:32 PM
> Subject: RE: Access Control Lists
> 
> I'm not sure since I don't use ACL's but the manual say it should be the UID
> not the name of the user (linux77).
> 
>  
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Tameek
> Henderson
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 8:04 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Access Control Lists
> 
> Hey gang,
> 
> I'm trying to set an access control on a file but I keep receiving an error
> that the operation is not supported.  Here is the command I give:
> 
> $setfacl -m u:linux77:rwx file.txt
> 
> Here is the exact error:
> 
> Setfacl: file.txt: Operation not supported
> 
> Help!  :-p
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Tameek Henderson
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