ok i just tried this: chmod 755 -r ~/Desktop
it didnt work....tells me this: chmod: cannot access `755': No such file or directory ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 20:56:27 +0000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Desktop permission! > > STONE COLD wrote: > > hi > > > > In my quest to change the permissions of my media (which i havnt been able > > to do so far..... :( ) i have somehow manage to change the permission for > > desktop. so now it will no longer save anything to my desktop. > > > > Anyone know how i can fix this?? > > > > > Open a terminal and then type the following: > > chmod 755 -r ~/Desktop > > That will reset the permissions on the Desktop directory and everything > in it so you have read/write/execute permissions and members of the same > group as your user account (which from memory wouldn't be anyone else on > Ubuntu) and all other users can just read and execute files. > > You might then want to go changing the permissions of individual things > on your desktop. To do this, right click on the item you want, select > properties and then the permissions tab. > > IIRC for standard documents etc you won't need execute permissions just > read/write. > > Rob > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
