2009/8/13 Steve <[email protected]>: > > I have absolutely no experience with Linux, but here is my question. > > I have files on a drive saved from a client's Linux system which need > to be copied and analyzed via Windows based software. I am using a > nice > bootable CD called 'Ubuntu' which boots as a GUI Linux OS. > > I am able to read data from the client drive and copy it to an NTFS > USB > drive. For one particular folder I encountered a large number of > files > which are marked "Unreadable" because I am not the owner. Also, > because > I am not the owner I cannot change these permission settings. > > Is there a way to login to such an O.S. as the owner ? > Does this require I approach the client and get username/passwords > etc. ? > > Any help is appreciated. Thanks ! > > ~Steve > > > >
Open a terminal and type "man sudo" . Read that. Also try "man cp" . "sudo cp" might be what your looking for. I'm in a hurry now, I'll reread the mail in a while. Hope you get through, good luck. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Linux Users Group. To post a message, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit our group at http://groups.google.com/group/linuxusersgroup -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
