The easiest way for a Windows user is via the GUI. Go to System, Administration, File Manager, superuser or in a terminal you can type gksu nautilus (if this is not installed). I am not sure how well this will work running from the CD, though as you don't really have a user account or password, yet.
The idea with Linux is to protect data and that means that files have permissions checked for each user. The admin or superuser or owner can change permissions. To do this right-click on the files(s) and choose Properties from the drop down, then click on the Permissions tab. You want to change access and owner to you, but as I said since there is no 'you' set up on the Live CD I am not sure how it will work. Let us know! Roy Linux: Fast, friendly, flexible and ... free! Support open Source <,*)}}+< Only dead fish go with the flow. Follow LinuxCanuck on Twitter or Identi.ca for the latest news. 2009/8/13 Cavan Mejias <[email protected]> > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
