Re: Remove root access from folder/directory
On Thu, 2013-12-05 at 17:28 +1100, Scott Ferguson wrote:
> On 05/12/13 17:01, Muntasim-Ul-Haque wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I've unzipped a folder and it became root protected. The folder icon is
> > showing a lock sign. Now that, I cannot copy/move this folder in any
> > other place. What can I do now? How can I move/copy this folder to other
> > places? How to remove root access from this folder?
> > With thanks,
> > Muntasim-Ul-Haque
> >
> >
> Presuming the directory is beneath directories owned by you, otherwise
> move it to somewhere you own
>
> to change ownership (unlock):-
> # chown -R $me:$me $lockedDirectory
>
> Where # means as root
> $me is your username
> $lockedDirectory
>
> e.g.
>
> # chown -R scott:scott /home/scott/somedirectory/somedirectory
>
> I'm guessing it's not beneath directories owned by you or you'd be able
> to copy it... to cp $lockedDirectory/* you'll need to run as root *and*
> copy it somewhere beneath /home/$me
Assumed the content of the folder should be something that should be
moved to e.g. /usr/local/bin, then I would # mv (move the files as root)
and not change permissions.
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