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WJWheels
07-23-2001, 01:16 AM
Why is it that I can only download and save to a folder if I'm logged on as "root"? How can I enable the "users" to also write to a folder?
seeker22
07-23-2001, 01:24 AM
Don't log in as root. Download to your home folder ( /home/yourusername/ )
G4
07-23-2001, 01:27 AM
How are the permissions set?
usually the home folder for root is blocked form other users.

try: chmod a+rwx /root

note, this lets ANYONE have COMPLETE access to all the docments.

it would be better to include the users that you want to have access, into the root group

then try: chmod g+rwx /root

G4
Keyser Soze
07-23-2001, 01:30 AM
or save to /tmp
G4
07-23-2001, 01:30 AM
Unless for some reason all the users need to share data, it is a far better idea to have each user download into his own dirrectory.

G4
WJWheels
07-23-2001, 01:43 AM
OK.. I got it now. I can download, make new folders, etc. as long as I stay in the "user" folder. No problem. I was trying to download wallpaper images to root\usr\share\wallpaper.when signed on as a user.

Thanks everyone... geez, I wonder if I'll ever get up to speed???