On Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:50:00 +0000 Stroller <strol...@stellar.eclipse.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 25 Feb 2009, at 03:42, Mike Kazantsev wrote: > > ... > > 3. Since it sounds like you have no need to do it repeatedly, why > > not open root and do the stuff? Provided you don't have '123' as > > password. > > The voice of reason has entered the thread. Indeed. Thanks to all for the helpful replies. In the end, being on a deadline to complete this idiotic task (moving nested shared IMAP folders), I just emerged a comparatively lightweight file manager, 'pcmanfm' (as the "server" has some X libs on it) and did it via ssh with "-Y"... possibly the least secure option, but as was suggested, the easiest. '-) Anyway, Gentoo community rocks! Some very clever proposals. Virtual beverages all around... Cheers, -- |\ /| | | ~ ~ | \/ | |---| `|` ? | |ichael | |iggins \^ / michael.higgins[at]evolone[dot]org