Can't change "(unknown)" user - who owns the directory

I have a directory I created long ago probably in Panther, and with a different UserID. The directory is now Read Only for all except Owner.
Finder now shows the owner as "unknown" and won't allow me to change it, even though I am administrator.
In Terminal, the user shows as "501" - my userid is "frank" and the UID is "502". Even when I am logged in as Root, I can't use the chmod or chown commands. Any way to get around this?
ls -l
total 328
-rw-rw-r-- 1 frank admin 15364 Aug 16 21:44 .DS_Store
drwxrwxr-x 9 frank admin 306 Mar 8 00:52 .Spotlight-V100
drwxrwxr-x 5 frank admin 170 Apr 4 2006 .TemporaryItems
drwxrwxr-x 4 frank admin 136 Aug 16 21:56 .Trashes
-rw-rw-r-- 1 frank admin 29184 Dec 2 2006 Desktop DB
-rw-rw-r-- 1 frank admin 117714 Oct 18 2006 Desktop DF
drwxrwxr-x 2 frank admin 68 Nov 27 2005 Desktop Folder
drwxr-xr-x 14 501 admin 476 Aug 23 2005 My Software Testing
drwxrwxr-x 4 501 admin 136 Aug 9 2007 Network Trash Folder
drwxrwxr-x 2 501 admin 68 Nov 22 2005 TheFindByContentFolder
drwxrwxr-x 2 501 admin 68 Nov 22 2005 TheVolumeSettingsFolder
MyMacMini:/Volumes/Users root# chown frank "My Software Testing"
chown: My Software Testing: Operation not permitted
MyMacMini:/Volumes/Users root# chmod 777 "My Software Testing"
chmod: My Software Testing: Operation not permitted
Is there any way to create a new user with a uid of 501? I tried NetInfo and didn't see any way to do it.
Any help appreciated.

MyMacMini:/Volumes/Users root# chown frank "My Software Testing"
chown: My Software Testing: Operation not permitted
Are you in the correct directory here? Notice that you're in users.
I have a directory I created long ago probably in Panther, and with a different UserID. The directory is now Read Only for all except Owner.
Finder now shows the owner as "unknown" and won't allow me to change it, even though I am administrator.
How is the drive formated?
Do a get info on the drive. Look under ownership and permissions. Check the box that says ignore ownership on this volume. Does not apply to fat 32.
In Terminal, the user shows as "501" - my userid is "frank" and the UID is "502". Even when I am logged in as Root, I can't use the chmod or chown commands. Any way to get around this?
I read that you cannot do chmod or chown on a fat 32 file system.
Is there any way to create a new user with a uid of 501? I tried NetInfo and didn't see any way to do it.
You can use net info manager to change a UID. You have to click on is the lock to unlocked a record. I think you also have to change the directory so that you can log on to the id.
Robert
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