[wellylug] ubuntu access problem

[Rob Collins]

After converting my kubuntu 7.10 install to ubuntu gnome via apt-get 
install ubuntu-desktop I am now thinking gnome has many more merits than 
I used to think and am considering switching for good. 

One problem though, for some mysterious reason, read access to root 
folders is now disabled for all users unless i use sudo.  ie, I cant 
navigate to / without an error popping up saying something like "access 
denied, you do not have rights to access /."  This is a real p.i.t.a. as 
amarok, my favourite music player (light years ahead of 
i-restricted-tunes) relies on being able to read root in order catalogue 
my music collection so now it too comes up with an error saying "no 
access to /".

Is there any switch in ubuntu I can change to get view root folders 
back?  I don't want the hassle of going through manually and changing 
user access rights.

PS I also now use gdm to log in not kdm if that makes a difference.

Rob Collins
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