permissions probs... pls help

legolas · 19-05-2006, 11:16 PM

hi,

i dont know what i did... but now its like this and i am not able to change the permissions or delete it.. how do i do it... pls help...

Code:

drwxr-xr-x  2 nfsnobody nfsnobody    1024 May 19 18:59 a
drwxr-xr-x  2 nfsnobody nfsnobody    1024 May 19 18:59 Alaipayuthey
drwxr-xr-x  2 nfsnobody nfsnobody    1024 May 19 18:59 7G Rainbow Colony
drwxr-xr-x  2 nfsnobody nfsnobody    1024 May 19 18:58 manmadhan

/legolas

rohandhruva · 20-05-2006, 01:07 AM

Login as root and do

Code:

cd /whatever/dir
chown USERNAME:USERNAME *

where USERNAME is your normal username ..

Should work. Strange why this problem occured :S

vignesh · 20-05-2006, 01:58 PM

I think you should do that as root... Since you can`t login as nfsnobody... Use the root account and as he said change the USERNAME to your name not root...

rohandhruva · 20-05-2006, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vignesh

I think you should do that as root... Since you can`t login as nfsnobody... Use the root account and as he said change the USERNAME to your name not root...

Hmm.. wasnt that exactly what I said ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by rohandhruva

Login as root and do

...

vignesh · 21-05-2006, 09:27 AM

Fine... I didn`t read your post I just posted my reply...

legolas · 21-05-2006, 11:12 PM

nope!!! it dint work out!

/legolas

vignesh · 22-05-2006, 03:50 PM

Do you get any error Pls post it here Also post the command you entered...

mehulved · 22-05-2006, 07:21 PM

See if this can throw some light http://www.redhat.com/archives/taroo.../msg00353.html

legolas · 23-05-2006, 08:41 PM

it says.... nothing can be done except for recompiling the KERNEL

for such a small thing???

/legolas

mehulved · 23-05-2006, 09:52 PM

recompiling the kernel isn't such a big thing and in fact it is really good. You can have a look at gentoo docs on how to compile a kernel. Gives you a good idea. I once saw slackware kernel and realised how bloated these kernels are. Dunno about RH ones. But, it will be good to have your own kernel. I am sure you will find good tuts on that on the net.

19-05-2006, 11:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
legolas Alpha Geek Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 959	permissions probs... pls help hi, i dont know what i did... but now its like this and i am not able to change the permissions or delete it.. how do i do it... pls help... Code: drwxr-xr-x 2 nfsnobody nfsnobody 1024 May 19 18:59 a drwxr-xr-x 2 nfsnobody nfsnobody 1024 May 19 18:59 Alaipayuthey drwxr-xr-x 2 nfsnobody nfsnobody 1024 May 19 18:59 7G Rainbow Colony drwxr-xr-x 2 nfsnobody nfsnobody 1024 May 19 18:58 manmadhan /legolas __________________ A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

20-05-2006, 01:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
rohandhruva Apprentice Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 65	Re: permissions probs... pls help Login as root and do Code: cd /whatever/dir chown USERNAME:USERNAME * where USERNAME is your normal username .. Should work. Strange why this problem occured :S

20-05-2006, 01:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Re: permissions probs... pls help I think you should do that as root... Since you can`t login as nfsnobody... Use the root account and as he said change the USERNAME to your name not root...

21-05-2006, 09:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Re: permissions probs... pls help Fine... I didn`t read your post I just posted my reply...

21-05-2006, 11:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
legolas Alpha Geek Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 959	Re: permissions probs... pls help nope!!! it dint work out! /legolas __________________ A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

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22-05-2006, 03:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
vignesh Wise Old Owl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,659	Re: permissions probs... pls help Do you get any error Pls post it here Also post the command you entered...

22-05-2006, 07:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
mehulved 18 Till I Die............ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India, Mumbai, Marine Lines Posts: 5,792	Re: permissions probs... pls help See if this can throw some light http://www.redhat.com/archives/taroo.../msg00353.html

23-05-2006, 08:41 PM	#9 (permalink)
legolas Alpha Geek Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 959	Re: permissions probs... pls help it says.... nothing can be done except for recompiling the KERNEL for such a small thing??? /legolas __________________ A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history - with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

23-05-2006, 09:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
mehulved 18 Till I Die............ Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: India, Mumbai, Marine Lines Posts: 5,792	Re: permissions probs... pls help recompiling the kernel isn't such a big thing and in fact it is really good. You can have a look at gentoo docs on how to compile a kernel. Gives you a good idea. I once saw slackware kernel and realised how bloated these kernels are. Dunno about RH ones. But, it will be good to have your own kernel. I am sure you will find good tuts on that on the net.

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