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INSTALLED UBUNTU8 HOW DO I BECOME THE OWNER

Asked by TREVOR

CANNOT CREATE OR DELETE FOLDERS BECAUSE UBUNTU 8 TELLS ME I AM NOT THE OWNER. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO GET AUTHORITY?

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Daniel Aguirre (danielah91) said : 		#1

make and delete folders in your own home directory

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TREVOR (saratrev) said : 		#2

Thanks for that and yes can create in home. and in sub such
as pictures, video etc. really want new folders in usr/share
etc.
do not have permissions for that the prog tells me.
Have had a wee swear session
thanks
Trevor

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Gord Allott (gordallott) said : 		#3

ubuntu is designed around a security system that means you can only access the folders in your specific home directory. to access the entire system you need 'root priviages' to do that you need to open a terminal and type 'gksudo nautilus'

be fair warned however that you can easly destroy your entire system using the root account in this way

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TREVOR (saratrev) said : 		#4

Thanks Gord that seems to have solved the problem.
Do I need to reset the system to prevent inadvertant access by others?
Thanks
Trevor

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Best lordskid (dickey-ko) said : 		#5

If i'm not mistaken gksudo will log-out root priveleges after you finished the application you used or a few minutes after using the program you gksudo.

What I do is use gksudo if I use the 'Alt-F2'
or sudo if I use gnome terminal to issue commands.

some times if you are a newbie like me. you can use sudo su.
then issue your commands.
after which just type exit.
and root will be logged out.

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TREVOR (saratrev) said : 		#6

Thanks guys
have a good day
Trevor