Re: [gNewSense-users] Request for file permission help.

[Karl Goetz]

Chris Andrew wrote:
> Phew!
> 
> As root:
> 
> chown -R chris /home/chris
> 
> chgrp -R chris /home/chris
> 
> chmod -R 0700 /home/chris
> 
> No errors now, I'm sure that's what I did in the first place.  Maybe not!
> 
> Thanks for your help, especially Kevin.
> 
> Cheers,
> 

Heres what you said at the start of this thread

>>>>>>>>>> I have done:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> chown -R chris 770 (I am user chris)

This is not a valid command - you just made the file/directory 770 owned
by the chris user

>>>>>>>>>> chgrp -R chris 770

you just made the file/directory 770 owned by the chris group

>>>>>>>>>> chmod -R /home/chris

this is null - your missing the permissions.
kk

>>>>>>>>>>


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Karl Goetz
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