Locked Folder

matat · 10-26-2007, 07:27 AM

How can I unlock a folder?
I can't open /etc/httpd and its icon displays a small lock, I am using Mandriva 2007.1
I have tried changing the permission in the Control Center by adding a custom rule for the current user and setting its permission to 777 but it did not worked!

miedward · 10-26-2007, 07:32 AM

The user who owns the file, or root, has to change the permissions on it.
Your user doesn't own the file, so you can not change its permissions.

matat · 10-26-2007, 10:29 AM

Root is the owner, that means I must login as root, but it is not allowed. How can I work around that?

matthewg42 · 10-26-2007, 10:52 AM

If you press alt-F2 to get the run dialog, you can enter this command:

Code:

kdesu -c konqueror file:///etc/httpd/

You will be prompted for your admin password. The konqueror window which appears will have root permissions. Do not use this window for normal activities (in your home directory) because it will create files which your normal user cannot modify.

miedward · 10-26-2007, 11:01 AM

If you are not able to gain root permisions (either by logging in as root, or using sudo, etc) then you can not read the file. It is a security feature. Talk to whoever admin's your system and ask them to give you read/write access to the file, or make the changes for you.

matat · 10-26-2007, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by matthewg42

If you press alt-F2 to get the run dialog, you can enter this command:

Code:

kdesu -c konqueror file:///etc/httpd/

You will be prompted for your admin password. The konqueror window which appears will have root permissions. Do not use this window for normal activities (in your home directory) because it will create files which your normal user cannot modify.

It worked, thanks.