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<font face="Arial">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. <br>
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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 /".<br>
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Is there any switch in ubuntu I can change to get view root folders
back? I don't want the hassle of going through manually and changing
user access rights.<br>
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PS I also now use gdm to log in not kdm if that makes a difference.<br>
<br>
Rob Collins<br>
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