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Ben2040 · Guru Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 445 Location: UK

Hi
JUst finished an install, and i'm now emerging kde and gnome, my two desktops of choice, and I am wondering how to change directory owners from the CLI. This may be obvious but not to me so I need a little halp. I am asking because I have my original home directory and when I add a user (me) it tells me the directory does not exist upon logging in. I know it does though as when root I can see it as normal. Also all the files permissions are wrong, such as .bash-logout says that I don't have permission!! HELP!!!!!

Ben

paranode · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 679 Location: Texas

As root, use the commands chown and chgrp.

For example:

Ben2040 · Guru Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 445 Location: UK

Hi
Unfortunately thi hasn't worked. The same error still appears - No directory /home/benjamin! - I then tried again using chown and chgrp -R but the same effect ensued. Do I need an env-update, or reboot?

paranode · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 679 Location: Texas

Couldn't hurt I guess. What do you get with ls -al /home/benjamin and ls -l /home?
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Meh.

Ben2040 · Guru Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 445 Location: UK

Nevermind!! I also had to change /home to me. BUt this isn't exactly how I want it. I tried owner "nobody" but this didn't work, and I was wondering what the owner was for home originally?

paranode · l33t Joined: 06 Mar 2003 Posts: 679 Location: Texas

It is supposed to be owned by root.
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pizen · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 6:49 pm Post subject:

slougi · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 7:23 pm Post subject:

Make sure the directory exists!

Forse · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:43 pm Post subject:

for creating users just emerge superadduser
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