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To switch to root, just type 'su' (or 'su -' to run root's
scripts). You don't have to name the account when you switch to
root.
File permissions are sort of funny on mounted stuff. If
you set the permission on the mount point (directory), they'll get clobbered
when you mount something there. You need to edit your /etc/fstab to set
the permissions (and owner, and groups...) 'man mount' and 'man fstab'
should have enough info to get you going.
Hope that helps.
-Cj
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 11:56
AM
Subject: more important problem
okay heres the deal, i was trying to change the
permissions on my user account "alan" while i was in root, so i could mount my
cdrom drive. ( i have no idea what i'm doing, i am reading the book as i
go) and when i logged out of root, and into alan, i found i sill coudlnt
do it. then i tried to log into root, with no success... so i
tried "su root" (thats what it said in the book) and it said "user root does
not exist" and i was going to add another user, maybe add root back in,
and i cant do it unless i am root... please help!!
-alan
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