[wellylug] ubuntu access problem

Cliff Pratt enkidu at cliffp.com
Thu Feb 21 21:55:04 NZDT 2008


Rob Collins wrote:
> Donovan Jones wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 7:24 PM, Cliff Pratt <enkidu at cliffp.com 
>> <mailto:enkidu at cliffp.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     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.
 >
What are the permissions in /? As in 'ls -l /'.

Cheers,

Cliff




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