move stuff owned by one user by another user

Geminias · 07-12-2007, 05:32 AM

Hi, my fingers are starting to hurt because of extraneous command lining. I'll probably be asking many similar questions over the next few days...

When I try to move files in the home dir of another user (non-root) to a directory for my current user it gives me permission denied. To solve this I've been su - "ing" to become root and do the work.

Thanks for any replies.

acid_kewpie · 07-12-2007, 05:36 AM

replies about what? that's correct... nothing wrong there at all. i could suggest sudo, but that will probably leave you with more keypresses, not less.

Wim Sturkenboom · 07-12-2007, 05:52 AM

Makes sense; you will really love it if somebody else moves your files

Owner has to set write permission (for users in the same grooup and/or for others).

briealeida · 07-12-2007, 06:02 AM

Don't see a question but the only thing that I can think of is . . . try moving folders instead of individual files, if that's what you need.

custangro · 07-12-2007, 10:35 AM

You can try to "pipe tar" the files over...as root:

Code:

# cd /some/directory
# tar -cf - . | (cd /destination/directory ; tar -xf -)

You have to remember that the "/destination/directory/" must exist before you preform the command, or the command won't work.