http://postimage.org/image/3mm1btvtn/83439029/http://postimage.org/image/8o18oaph9/**Hello, system opensuse 12.2 x 64 gnome (default desktop)
When I right click and then click properties on the folders of the file system it tells me that I am not the owner so I can not change the file permissions, well things like access create and delete. Before I could not even open these folders but strangely after loging in as root in terminal they became available, but loging in again as root in terminal still does not give me the priviledge of changing these permissions or options.
Any ideas? ****It would be sad not to be able to do this, as it is very easy to do it in windows, but not in opensuse.
here is an image, i have no idea how to upload images here, it asks them from an url but then it does upload either. View image: 53 **
On 11/21/2012 09:46 AM, ervindine wrote:
> it is very easy to do it in windows, but not in opensuse.
and that difference is one of many differences which make up the many
reasons why your Linux is FAR safer (from virus, root kits, malware, key
loggers, etc etc etc)
wishing Linux were more like windows is exactly opposite to what you
need to do–which is learn how to use Linux correctly…and, then you
stay safe…
now, instead of asking us how to do something you should not do (change
permissions of system files) tell us why you want to change them…that
is, what were you trying to do when you decided that to do it you need
to change the permissions of system files??
and, never log into the Gnome desktop as root, ever!
yes, i know you did that in Windows when you logged in as
Administrator–do NOT do it here, instead always log in as yourself, and
do those root thing you need to do the correct way, learn how here:
As you found out: Linux is not Windows and Windows is not Linux.
This is exeactly one of the things why Linux isd much saver then Windows. It should be one of the main reasons why you want to use Linux instead of Windows. Thus I do not understand why you now want to degrade Linux to the Windows level of security.
Try to find some nice background documentation about Unix/Linux multi user concept, file ownership and access bits. And about user root (and why to use it as scarce as possible).
PS and there is no no need to use bold through all of your thread. We all can perfectly read it in de Forums default font.