On Sunday 29 August 2004 01:32, john wrote: > Hello > After reinstalling md10, several folders now show locked. Security > settings are standard and I 'm not sure what happened to change these > folders. Any advice on how to change them to normal settings would be > appreciated. > > Thanks > John
When you add users to your system each user is allocated a User ID starting from 501 upwards. (and a Group ID number the 'GID') It is the UID number in the header of each file which determines the 'owner' If you have added your users in a different order to your last install, and did not reformat the /home partition, then the preexisting files will have the old UID/GID numbers. When reinstalling it is important to enter your users in the same sequence to ensure they have the same UID/GID numbers as the previous install. To resolve it, as root change the owner of the /home folders. It is easy enough in KDE hit Alt+F2 then type 'kdesu konqueror' in the box to get a root copy of konqueror, then right click on the home folders and select properties to change the ownerships. derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org
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