diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
index ec2581c392b75dee18ab207f213c74bf02670dd2..58f32b1a5a5fe2a8ce78a5ba37da39844d4d8a3a 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/ldapLinuxPlatformUtility.py
@@ -293,14 +293,14 @@ class LdapLinuxPlatformUtility:
         """ Set path permissions for the given group. """
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Allowing group %s to read/execute path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s -m group\:%s\:rx %s' % (cls.SETFACL_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s -m group\:%s\:rx "%s"' % (cls.SETFACL_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
     @classmethod
     def changePathGroupOwner(cls, path, groupName):
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Changing group owner to %s for path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s \:%s "%s"' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py b/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
index 7bfa183526379c8b1e449d1df9a28d647e55135a..3517eea34ed28c398ba5583240ebf1bfc02091a4 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/common/utility/linuxUtility.py
@@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ class LinuxUtility:
         """ Set path permissions for the given group. """
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Allowing group %s to read/execute path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s -m group\:%s\:rx %s' % (cls.SETFACL_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s -m group\:%s\:rx "%s"' % (cls.SETFACL_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
     @classmethod
     def changePathGroupOwner(cls, path, groupName):
         logger = cls.getLogger()
         logger.debug('Changing group owner to %s for path %s' % (groupName, path))
-        cmd = '%s \:%s %s' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
+        cmd = '%s \:%s "%s"' % (cls.CHOWN_CMD, groupName, path)
         cls.executeSudoCommand(cmd)
 
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