Need linux help

markem · 02-04-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Volt

Running Ubuntu Server, Gnome desktop. LAMP running. I have a file I need to copy to /var/www/ Will not let me. Most prolly a permissions issue. I am the owner of the .trz so I'm thinking the www folder is the issue. I can't change any of the permission settings of www as I'm not the owner. Help? TIA.

PS - I hate open source and Linux...... rant over

Don't hate open source, it sounds like you are trying to copy a file to a location where you don't have permissions to put stuff. The same failure would occur on any OS worth its salt - open source, UNIX, Windows, VMS, V/TAM, OS360, you name it.

The owner of the location you want to copy to has to either A) do the copy for you; or B) give you permissions to do it yourself. In any event, you need to contact the owner of the space, which is probably the sysadmin or owner for the machine itself.

kgoings · 02-04-2009, 02:52 PM

cd to the directory that www resides and do an "ls -lart" and see who owns the folder...probably root. you can "su -" to root if you have the password and move the folder over, or you could chmod the file so that root is the owner, or you could chmod the folder so that you own it...there are many different ways.

pnoon · 02-04-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kgoings

cd to the directory that www resides and do an "ls -lart" and see who owns the folder...probably root. you can "su -" to root if you have the password and move the folder over, or you could chmod the file so that root is the owner, or you could chmod the folder so that you own it...there are many different ways.

I just don't understand kids these days. They speak a different language.

JE3146 · 02-04-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I just don't understand kids these days. They speak a different language.

I understood it just fine

Volt · 02-04-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by pnoon

I just don't understand kids these days. They speak a different language.

**** I'm a M$ guy trying to bury myself in this Linux crap.

To the others, I'll try to CLI this crap. This is so 1984, DOS v3.3 has come and gone and I have no desire to go back. The 21st century has arrived. In, seriousness though, thanks for the input. I'll try the sudo stuff and either change the permissions on the folder or the file it's self. I guess the GUI doesn't allow for it. Even the windows gui allows the option to "run as".....

kgoings · 02-04-2009, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Volt

**** I'm a M$ guy trying to bury myself in this Linux crap.

To the others, I'll try to CLI this crap. This is so 1984, DOS v3.3 has come and gone and I have no desire to go back. The 21st century has arrived. In, seriousness though, thanks for the input. I'll try the sudo stuff and either change the permissions on the folder or the file it's self. I guess the GUI doesn't allow for it. Even the windows gui allows the option to "run as".....

If you log in as root you should be able to move it....also in the properties you should be able to see who owns the folder/file and I think change it...I never work in the GUI so I am trying to think way back

02-04-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
kgoings Cigarologist Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kirk Location: Highlands Ranch, Co Posts: 1,979 Trading: (42)	Re: Need linux help cd to the directory that www resides and do an "ls -lart" and see who owns the folder...probably root. you can "su -" to root if you have the password and move the folder over, or you could chmod the file so that root is the owner, or you could chmod the folder so that you own it...there are many different ways. __________________ Your silly little opinion has been noted!