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M222 · 11-02-2004, 08:12 PM

i try to acess my root folder then it says Unable to acess. You do not have the rights to acess this folder why can i acess that folder

secesh · 11-02-2004, 08:17 PM

su root

root as in '/' or root as in '/root/'??

M222 · 11-02-2004, 08:22 PM

ok im login as my screen name which is M2 and i try to get into my root folder it says "You do not have enough permission to acess this folder" help me

secesh · 11-02-2004, 08:25 PM

ok... let's take a step back -- what are you typing (into console) -- or how are you trying to access your 'root' folder?

M222 · 11-02-2004, 08:30 PM

i go to my computer>root>root folder
then it says unable to open access because no permisson

secesh · 11-02-2004, 08:39 PM

you're using linux, right?

i'm still not really understanding what you're trying to do - i guess you're opening a graphical file manager, and trying to access the / directory -- is this correct?

M222 · 11-02-2004, 08:44 PM

ok here. i download AIM so they told me to login as root so i can install it and now i dunno what to do since i cant acess root

secesh · 11-02-2004, 08:51 PM

you need to open a console window -- know how to do that?

and enter the command 'su' (without quotes) -- you will now be prompted for a password, that is the root password. you enter it, press enter, and you have just logged in as root.

--they are referencing the user you need to be, not the location to work from...

M222 · 11-02-2004, 08:53 PM

how do i enter the command promt i did it once then i just restarted my computer cause i thought somethign happen to it

secesh · 11-02-2004, 08:56 PM

that much i can't really help you with -- look through your menu for a terminal program or console program... or if you have the ability to run a command, try running xterm

M222 · 11-02-2004, 09:00 PM

thanks for helping me so now everytime i download something i gotta run xterm

M222 · 11-02-2004, 09:05 PM

wow linux is hard i need to work with it more

secesh · 11-02-2004, 09:11 PM

well... yes and no...

i do a lot from the terminal -- it is my preference... i've never thought about how i would do some things graphically (like building/installing)

don't get discouraged...

M222 · 11-02-2004, 09:22 PM

o now i dl some stuff i save it in a folder i go there i see the file i click on it how come it wont install

secesh · 11-02-2004, 09:27 PM

you can't just click on it to install it -- this is why you need to open the xterm...

you then genreally extract it -- if the extensions are .tar.gz, you would run 'tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz'

you change to the extracted directory, and run

Code:

./configure
make
su
<enter password>
make install
exit