2006/2/10, ET <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > since in the default install with normal file permissions, you won't be > able to copy enter or read other users /home/~, you might ought to start > off with opening a text console (a.k.a. 'term'), type 'su' (without the > quotes) it will ask for a password, give it the root users password and > then (also without the quotes) type "konqueror". this will give you a > konqueror file manager window with root permissions, able to read and > write to anywhere root could write to.
This is true. I started the message thinking of just backing up one users' folder, and that you can do simply with the steps I mentioned (just copy your user's folder instead of the /home folder). I didn't think of correcting the "but this needs root" part... Sorry. -- Adriano Varoli Piazza The Inside Out: http://moranar.com.ar ICQ: 4410132 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ____________________________________________________ Want to buy your Pack or Services from Mandriva? Go to http://store.mandriva.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrivaclub.com ____________________________________________________
