Re: Permission issues - operator error?

[David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>]

On 9/22/18 5:30 PM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 09/22/2018 03:40 PM, David Christensen wrote:
> > On 9/22/18 7:28 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > On 09/22/2018 08:44 AM, Dan Purgert wrote:
> > > > Richard Owlett wrote:
> > > > > I'm assuming operator problem as I get same symptoms on:
> > > > >      two laptops each running different Debian releases (6.8, 9.1).
> > > > >        [both using MATE desktop]
> > > > >      two different media (32Gb USB flash, 240 Gb USB SSD).
> > > > >
> > > > > Logged in as 'richard' I use Gparted (providing root password) to
> > > > > repartition the drive. As I'm diagnosing problems I do a power off/on
> > > > > cycle to force a cold boot.
> > > > >
> > > > > After login in as either 'richard' or 'root' permissions are displayed
> > > > > as "could not be determined".
> > > >
> > > > Sounds like maybe UID issues between the installs.
> > >
> > > I'm safe from that one on two counts.
> > >
> > > I did the partitioning and permission steps on the same installation 
> > > tests on the same combination of hardware and OS.
> > >
> > > Since Squeeze I've followed the same installation routine. I allow 
> > > login as root and answer the prompt for user the same (i.e. "Richard 
> > > Owlett).
> > > Once in the past I had cause to investigate UID's among installs. 
> > > They were always the same.
> >
> > Please post a console session that demonstrates what you are talking 
> > about.
>
> I've spent some time today working towards that. Been going thru some 
> CLI oriented tutorials. One of the problems when doing too much via GUI. 
> It hides important details.

Command-line interfaces and console sessions work the best for mailing 
lists.


But if you are experiencing problems with a GUI and cannot reproduce 
them from a terminal, then you need a screen capture tool and a web 
server where you can post the pictures/ video.


David