I am using Slax Linux which runs from booting a CD. I want to copy a file (winsrv.dll) from a CD to my HDD, which is connected and the linux picks it up. Now I can also download the winsrv.dll file off the internet if the CD version is too tricky.

It always comes up with the error that it cannot overwrite the file that is already there because of the permissions. Can I not overwrite this file? Is there any way to grant permissions?

Thanks
Tom

well naturally you need to be copying the file to somewhere you have permissions, e.g. your own home directory. note that only the root user can copy to somewhere like /usr/local/lib/ or similar.

Sorry I did not explain it correctly.

I am currently running Slax Live CD - my hard drive has a windows xp installation. Now, I don't have an XP disk, so I need to copy a file using linux, but it says I don't have the correct permissions!

Is there any way to grant permissions? I only want to copy to my System32 folder of windows.

Ok when you start Live CD, then issue "su root" this will let you in to the root.
Most of the time Live CD do not have any password for root.
Then afte you will be able to copy yours file.

Try another Live CD also like Kanotix or Knoppix.
Well I dont think there is a chance of filesystem being mounted read only, so try the above thing.

You have to mount the partition with write access. If it is an NTFS partition, you have to make sure that the NTFS write is turned on in the kernel. I'm not sure about Slax, as I'm not familiar with it, but I know if I boot using knoppix, when it mounts NTFS partitions, it mounts them as read only. Actually, I think it mounts them all as read only.

If I use knoppix, how would I mount/remount it as writeable? Thanks, Tom

make sure you include the rw option in the command eg:

mount -t ntfs -o rw /dev/hda1 /mnt/windows

I think that's how it goes.

Here is the tested thing on Knoppix 3.6

When you start Knoppix, on desktop it will show you the icons of drives on left side, do now open a drive from there, this will mount a drive as read only, instead do the following.

Start your Knoppix Live CD, open knosole, in that say "su root", it doesnt requires any password for that. Now soppose you want to mount your c: drive which me be containing your windows system then say some thing like "mount /dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1" (may differ on your computer). If it is ntfs file system you might need to specify the type by -t ntfs.
It if fine if you do not specify the same in case of vfat. Also It is fine if you do not specify the -rw option that is because it is the default parameter.

Go to /mnt/hda1 and do what ever you want, copy, past or delete...
Also this change is permenent.