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#1 2008-10-04 14:00:12
- Andy Mack
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Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
Hiya folks,
When i copy files from a data cd/dvd to my home partition they are locked and can only be modified by root. How do I gain permission?
Thanks
Andy
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#2 2008-10-04 15:23:33
- arlite
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Re: Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
file is probably just missing the writeable-flag. Try this:
$ chmod +w <filename>
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#3 2008-10-04 17:45:35
- Ghost1227
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Re: Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
arlite is probably correct, since cd's are typically seen as a read-only media, files that are copied from a disc will frequently retain that ro attribute/ only thing is the command may have to be
$ sudo chmod +w <filename>
if only root can edit a file stands to reason that only root can change permissions on it!
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#4 2008-10-04 18:31:56
- arlite
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Re: Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
if only root can edit a file stands to reason that only root can change permissions on it!
I would say a user can change rwx-permissions without su/sudo as long as (s)he is the owner of the file(s).
I just tried it. Copying a file from cdrom wrote the file with these rights: -r-xr-xr-x and my useraccount as the owner. So I can use 'chmod +w' without su/sudo to make the file writeable.
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#5 2008-10-11 16:53:36
- Andy Mack
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Re: Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
Sorry but I was hoping for something more a little more quicker. I have thousands of mp3's that I'd like to finally put on my laptop and most need the info edititng.
I know I can copy files using Ubuntu with none being locked but I'd like to stick with Arch.
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#6 2008-10-11 17:39:13
- dmz
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Re: Copied Files From CD/DVD Locked
Sorry but I was hoping for something more a little more quicker. I have thousands of mp3's that I'd like to finally put on my laptop and most need the info edititng.
I know I can copy files using Ubuntu with none being locked but I'd like to stick with Arch.
Why don't just copy the contents and then run chmod -R -w /mnt/yourdisk/yourmp3 ?
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