[SOLVED] Error while accessing efi directory

Quency · 07-01-2021, 01:22 PM

I just upgraded my pop_os to 21.04 and I use refind bootloader for my dual boot laptop. I wanted to change my refind theme and was trying to access /boot/efi directory but was unable to do so, as I am getting an error. Check the screenshot.

berndbausch · 07-01-2021, 07:50 PM

I would search the internet. There are quite a few pages that contain the error string.

I would also try accessing the EFI partition on the command line to check if something is wrong with the partition or the filesystem on it.

computersavvy · 07-01-2021, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Quency

I just upgraded my pop_os to 21.04 and I use refind bootloader for my dual boot laptop. I wanted to change my refind theme and was trying to access /boot/efi directory but was unable to do so, as I am getting an error. Check the screenshot.

I would guess from that screenshot that since the efi directory is vfat and not a standard linux file system, as well as being accessible only to root, that the command line access would be the better route.

Quency · 07-02-2021, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by berndbausch

I would search the internet. There are quite a few pages that contain the error string.

I would also try accessing the EFI partition on the command line to check if something is wrong with the partition or the filesystem on it.

Searched the Internet didn't find any working solution.

Quency · 07-02-2021, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by computersavvy

I would guess from that screenshot that since the efi directory is vfat and not a standard linux file system, as well as being accessible only to root, that the command line access would be the better route.

Yes, the directory is accessible through CLI but not through the inbuilt File manager application in the latest pop_os, although it worked through the app in previous version.

Quency · 07-02-2021, 07:53 AM

I found a working solution is to use thunar(root)

Code:

sudo thunar

computersavvy · 07-02-2021, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Quency

Yes, the directory is accessible through CLI but not through the inbuilt File manager application in the latest pop_os, although it worked through the app in previous version.

The file manager should NOT have had access in the earlier version since the permissions only allow root access.

Using thunar as the root user can easily become a very bad idea since it would allow manipulation of system files and directories with a click of the mouse.

Quency · 07-02-2021, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by computersavvy

The file manager should NOT have had access in the earlier version since the permissions only allow root access.

Using thunar as the root user can easily become a very bad idea since it would allow manipulation of system files and directories with a click of the mouse.

Yes, I know. But I am not using root accessed thunar for everyday use.
I had to modify some system files for setting theme for refind.