Unable to copy some files when in LiveCD

pepemoko · 08-03-2010, 03:15 PM

Hi there,

I had to boot my PC from a Live CD (Ubuntu 9.10) and backup files from my home-dir.
I used sudo nautilus to access these files on the mounted home partition.
Problem: some (important) files do not copy to the external hard disc (FAT32).
Example:
"The file "bookmarks-2010-07-30.json" cannot be handled because you do not have permissions to read it."

Could anybody help, please?

Regards, Pepe

geo_gt · 08-03-2010, 04:12 PM

Hi pepemoko,
just a thought,make sure that you launch as root all nautilus instances.
To make it easier
> sudo su -
> nautilus
and use this window to make all your copies.

Regards.

pepemoko · 08-03-2010, 04:35 PM

Hi geo_gt,

your first command works, second:

> root@ubuntu:~# nautilus
> Could not parse arguments: Cannot open display:
> root@ubuntu:~#

snowpine · 08-03-2010, 04:55 PM

Actually the correct syntax for Ubuntu is:

Code:

gksu nautilus

That's different than some other distros, so it is an understandable mistake.

pepemoko · 08-04-2010, 03:18 PM

Hi Snowpine,

the command you provided results in this output, whereupon Nautilus opens, but the permission is still not given to read/copy some files:

Code:

ubuntu@ubuntu:~$ gksu nautilus
(nautilus:3958): Eel-CRITICAL **: eel_preferences_get_boolean: assertion `preferences_is_initialized ()' failed
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension

** (nautilus:3958): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'UploadFinished'

** (nautilus:3958): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'DownloadFinished'

** (nautilus:3958): WARNING **: No marshaller for signature of signal 'ShareCreateError'

--- Hash table keys for warning below:
--> root
--> user #1001
--> inode/directory
--> l2051
--> 1001
--> l17
Shutting down nautilus-gdu extension

(nautilus:3958): Eel-WARNING **: "unique eel_ref_str" hash table still has 6 elements at quit time (keys above)

(nautilus:3958): Eel-WARNING **: "nautilus-directory.c: directories" hash table still has 6 elements at quit time

Regards, Pp

snowpine · 08-04-2010, 03:50 PM

That is weird; I thought root could do anything. Sorry I cannot be of further assistance but I am not really an Ubuntu expert.