[wellylug] ubuntu access problem

[Rob Collins]

Cliff Pratt wrote:
> 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
>
>
>   
Thanks for the interest in helping Cliff and yes I do need to to this 
simple check and will report back when i've done this but the pc in 
question isn't in the same house that i'm is right now, will have a more 
concise diagnostic for you later in the week.