Seems I don"t have any kind of access permissions to the directory files. If I run ls or try creating a file I just get "Permission denied". How do I fix this? Also, how do I become root in Kubuntu 6.06. I"ve tried sudo su, su -, su -i. Sometimes it asks for my password, but when I enter it, it say "Authenication failure" Thanks.
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Re: How do I get permissions in the directory files?
1. If you want to create a file in your /home directory, no problem. To create a folder on the / directory you have to be root. To do things as root, usually you just need to put sudo in front of the command.
mkdir /home/john/MyMp3 (root not needed, it's my directory)
sudo mkdir /usr/share/pixmaps/newimage.xmp (root access is needed to write to the / directory)
NOTE: If I do "sudo mkdir /home/john/MyMP3" then it is root's directory. I can probably access it, but I won't be able to modify it (as a user).
2. Some commands are usable only by root.
lspci (command not found)
sudo lspci (all kinds of useful output)
3. There are two kinds of apps: console-based and gui. The type of app determines how you will launch it as root. For example, sometimes you have to edit files. If you use nano
sudo nano /path/file
If you use kate
gksudo kate /path/file
The difference is that kate is has a graphical interface.
HTH.
john
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