Problem on Mounting drives on Ubuntu11.10 ...!?

Mohammads · 01-14-2012, 05:07 AM

Hello ,
*-I mounted my partitions during "Ubuntu 11.10" instalation .
*-They were mounted and work .
*-Because of some reason , I created a new account and deleted the first account .
*-Now , when I want to open one of them , this error make me feeling bad :
"You do not have the permissions necessary to view the contents of "Mohammad"." . It doesn't open.
(I updated my Ubuntu,I wont reinstall it).
*-What should I do ? Help me , please...

EricTRA · 01-15-2012, 01:06 AM

Hello and welcome to LinuxQuestions,

If you've created a new account, deleted the other one without taking care of the permissions on the directories and files, then it's only normal that you get this error. Open a root terminal (or do it with sudo) and correct the permissions on the affected files and directories so that your new account has access. If you want to change your account there are other ways to do so instead of bluntly deleting it.

Looking forward to your participation in the forums. Have fun with Linux.

Kind regards,

Eric

Mohammads · 01-15-2012, 07:34 AM

Hello Eric ,

Thank you ,but I don't know how to "correct the permissions"?
can you explain it obviously ?

Thanks again.

Janus_Hyperion · 01-15-2012, 09:36 AM

Since you have created a new account and deleted the old account completely, you might want to take ownership of the files completely. In a terminal, type

Code:

 sudo chown -R new_username foldername

here, the foldername is the one whose contents you are trying to open.

Mohammads · 01-16-2012, 01:22 AM

I entered this in terminal :

Code:

sudo chown -R lpc2478 /Drives

There is no change , just a lock icon appears on mounted folders(partitions)
and previous error.

Janus_Hyperion · 01-16-2012, 11:46 AM

Can you navigate in to /Drives and see your old home folder? If so, try

Code:

sudo chmod u+rw old_home

or try using the command you have previously used. Either of them should work.

If you are unable to use sudo, I would suggest

Code:

 sudo bash

and try navigating in to the folder and then changing the permissions. I do not if this would help. sudo bash simply gives you a root shell.

try! I hope this will help.