Hi,
Please show the output of "ls -al" in the directory in which you are trying to create the file, and in /tmp.
In ~/Desktop I've Got : total 8 drwxr-xr-x 2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:37 . drwxr-xr-x 41 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:33 ..
And in /tmp : total 40 drwxrwxrwt 9 root root 4096 2006-10-03 21:40 . drwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 2006-09-30 23:27 .. drwx------ 3 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 gconfd-angelo srw-rw-rw- 1 root root 0 2006-10-03 21:29 .gdm_socket srwxr-xr-x 1 angelo angelo 0 2006-10-03 21:29 gnome-system-monitor.angelo.2962674278 drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 .ICE-unix drwx------ 2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 keyring-yF0FU3 srwxr-xr-x 1 angelo angelo 0 2006-10-03 21:29 mapping-angelo drwx------ 2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:34 orbit-angelo drwx------ 2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 ssh-puiJsR4652 drwx------ 2 angelo angelo 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 virtual-angelo.t2IfIG -r--r--r-- 1 root root 11 2006-10-03 21:29 .X0-lock drwxrwxrwt 2 root root 4096 2006-10-03 21:29 .X11-unix
> Please note, I can create empty files in my home folder with > the root account and I recently upgraded from Testing to Unstable. What do you mean? You need to be root to create files in your home directory?
Yes, I need to be root to create files in my home directory with Nautilus but Firefox (for example) can create files (in my home directory) without problem. Thanks for your fast reply. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
