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Posted: **Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:44 pm**

I am trying to copy groups of files from on sd card to another using file manager. I keep getting access denied. Is there a way to implement su functionality within pixel? The process is too cumbersome to use command line. I don't want to create a root account for this one usage and the sd card copier in the menu won't work for my "new" sd card.

Posted: **Tue Jun 13, 2017 2:56 pm**

Marsman1 wrote:I am trying to copy groups of files from on sd card to another using file manager. I keep getting access denied.
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Can you clarify please - is that read or write (or both) "access denied"? (Write access issues may depend upon how, or by what, the target filesystem is being mounted**)
Trev,
** FWIW, some info. w.r.t. the Pixel desktop's file-manager "auto-mount" settings etc. can be found here:
http://www.cpmspectrepi.uk/raspberry_pi ... 29_Methods

Posted: **Tue Jun 13, 2017 7:33 pm**

Marsman1 wrote:I am trying to copy groups of files from on sd card to another using file manager. I keep getting access denied. Is there a way to implement su functionality within pixel? The process is too cumbersome to use command line. I don't want to create a root account for this one usage and the sd card copier in the menu won't work for my "new" sd card.

You can start filemanager with sudo from the lxterminal command promt.

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sudo pcmanfm

Posted: **Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:13 am**

The files I am trying to copy are owned by root so I am not permitted to copy them.

Posted: **Fri Jun 16, 2017 3:31 am**

You can start filemanager with sudo from the lxterminal command promt.

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sudo pcmanfm

Running pcmanfm that way gets you root priveleges.

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