How to change to root to put file in amsn
 

I'm hoping someone will answer this question. I installed aMSN and downloaded some new skins and installed it in.tar form, and the instructions say to unpack the zip and move it to the ''skins'' folder. Now when I try and do so, it says ''I don't have permissions'' to do so. I would like to know how I log into root for that folder or move the file as root cause moving it as in ''drag and drop'' doesn't work even as root. Do I do it from konsole or some other way?

Type: su
in a console. Also, if you're root and it won't let you then the permissions may be set wrong. What's the exact error you're getting?

Access denied
Could not write to /usr/share/amsn/error

When I try and copy and paste the file

I guess what I'm asking is how I change the file permissions?

I firgured out how to move the file with konsole go to directory cd /blah/blah then mv /filename /place where you want to move it.

to change file permissions (terminal): chmod
there is also a way to do it in the GUI, but--if you do not own the file, you will have to log in as root. Once you get used to it, the terminal is easier.

ok thanks, so what would be the command with chmod? chmod -c and what an thanks for helping me out.

Ok, now I lost all persmission to the file by typing chmod ugo=rxw amsn. I can't even look at the file, ohhh man I'm about to throw my tower out the window.