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10-06-2003, 05:41 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Land of Ahh (kansas)
Posts: 3
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Can't create new directory!!??
 I have Mandrake 9.1 distro. I downloaded Netscape 7.0 and tried to install it. At first Netscape popped up message say that there is no directory /user/local/netscape want to create new one Y/N. So I clicked Y and then next pop up says access denied , cannot create directory !!?? I went to root /user/local/ and tried to create new directory. It denied after creating /user/local/netscape directory. I tried to find Administrator or System seting to UNLOCK it to allow me to create directory. Can't find it.
HEELLLPPP!!
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10-06-2003, 05:44 AM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Debian (server), Kubuntu (desktop)
Posts: 248
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Are you logged in as root when you try to create the directory?
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10-06-2003, 05:57 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Distribution: Redhat Linux 8.0
Posts: 7
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How do you log in as root? Is this something you have to do at the user select menu, when the machine boots up?
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10-06-2003, 06:05 AM
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Member
Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Debian (server), Kubuntu (desktop)
Posts: 248
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I don't know Mandrake, but at the console, type su and then give the root password. You probably had to choose this password during setup.
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10-06-2003, 06:10 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Distribution: Redhat Linux 8.0
Posts: 7
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Yeah, I remember having to specify a root password on setup. I'll give that console command a go when I get home cheers!

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10-06-2003, 06:19 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: UK
Distribution: Redhat Linux 8.0
Posts: 7
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In response to this thread, I found a good article at this site:
http://www.start-linux.com/articles/article_162.php
It outlines some of the more commonly used console commands for idiots like me  , including that "su" command mentioned by nephilim
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10-06-2003, 05:30 PM
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root 
Registered: Jun 2000
Distribution: Debian, Red Hat, Slackware, Fedora, Ubuntu
Posts: 13,625
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mlota,
Your extra posts have been deleted. The rule is there for a reason - posting nonsense to circumvent the rule is not acceptable.
--jeremy
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10-06-2003, 05:33 PM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Oct 2003
Location: kansas city missouri
Distribution: linux mandrake 9.1
Posts: 7
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Lock-up Key
HIT THE ANY KEY BUTTON, if your troubled by windows, it's "any key on the keyboard" Seriously
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