[wellylug] ubuntu access problem

[Rob Collins]

Donovan Jones wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Cliff Pratt <enkidu at cliffp.com 
> <mailto:enkidu at cliffp.com>> wrote:
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>     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.
>
>  
> do you really keep any music outside of /home ?
>
> either way just go into amarok > settings > configure amarok > collection
> choose some more specific paths where your music is located. No need 
> to have amarok scanning your entire file system
>  
> Don
>
>   
No, ofcouse not Don, the music is in /Home/Rob/Music/.  The problem is 
that the collection builder starts in / and as it cannot READ / it just 
comes up with an error without proceeding further.  There's no 
opportunity to choose the music folder.
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