[wellylug] ubuntu access problem

[Cliff Pratt]

Rob Collins wrote:
> 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 /".
> 
If amarok really needs read access to the root of the filesystem, it is 
seriously broken, IMO.

Cheers,

Cliff