[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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