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thecapitan2003 12-11-2014 07:55 PM
directory permissions
 
hi im trying to copy files off a usb drive to my home directory under the gui file manager for debian the raspi wheezy version. all my directories give an error that I don't have permission to create new directories.... ive tried right clicking under home dir and changing permissions, but it says I don't have permission to do that...I just want to create a few directories and move files into em...does it really need to be this difficult? looks like only root has ability to change permissions, can I run my filemanager as root?
thanx for any help.

evo2 12-11-2014 09:52 PM
Hi,

not sure why you home directory is like that. Please post the output of the following so that we can better understand the situation.

Code:
whoami
groups
stat ~
Evo2.

thecapitan2003 12-13-2014 04:09 PM
solved
 
I logged in as root and changed home to read and write for all solved... and got ultima 7 running well on unix

jdkaye 12-14-2014 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by thecapitan2003 (Post 5284188)
I logged in as root and changed home to read and write for all solved... and got ultima 7 running well on unix
As a service to others please mark this thread as [SOLVED]. You can use the Thread Tools menu located above your first post in this thread (see the attachment).
FYI you can run a file manager with root privileges using something kile gksu or kdesu followed by the name of your file manager. I use KDE so for me the command would look like this:
Code:
kdesu konqueror
That's how it's done.
jdk

jpollard 12-14-2014 06:31 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by thecapitan2003 (Post 5284188)
I logged in as root and changed home to read and write for all solved... and got ultima 7 running well on unix
Actually, you haven't solved the problem - just made your login insecure.

Your problem would appear to be that your home directory is not owned by you.


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