Root folder

[StevieBruce]

Hi guys,
I'm trying to find some folders that have been placed in the root folder (I need to edit the code inside one of the files). I can access and see the files that are located inside the Root folder fine on LXTerminal, but when I try to access the Root folder from the File Manager, I constantly get the message that my permission has been denied.
Is it possible to access this folder? Or if not, is there a way I can edit the contents of a file through LXTerminal?

Any help would be appreciated,
StevieBruce

[joan]

If the files are visible from the lxterminal it may be simplest to edit them with vi or nano.

[KCarscadden]

Edit using any editor, using

sudo <editor> <file>

[vinntec]

Hi guys,
I'm trying to find some folders that have been placed in the root folder (I need to edit the code inside one of the files). I can access and see the files that are located inside the Root folder fine on LXTerminal, but when I try to access the Root folder from the File Manager, I constantly get the message that my permission has been denied.
Is it possible to access this folder? Or if not, is there a way I can edit the contents of a file through LXTerminal?

Any help would be appreciated,
StevieBruce

When you open file manager, you can use "View" to show the hidden files if necessary, and "Tools" --> "Open current folder as root" to have access equivalent to sudo. Peter

[mirc3a91]

Hi guys,

I have slightly the same problem, except that I need to copy a file from the root folder to the home/pi folder and it denies me...
Can anyone help please?

Much obliged

[RaTTuS]

Hi guys,

I have slightly the same problem, except that I need to copy a file from the root folder to the home/pi folder and it denies me...
Can anyone help please?

Much obliged

sudo cp /root/file /home/pi
sudo chown pi:users /home/pi/file
where file is the name of the file

[mirc3a91]

Hi guys,

I have slightly the same problem, except that I need to copy a file from the root folder to the home/pi folder and it denies me...
Can anyone help please?

Much obliged

sudo cp /root/file /home/pi
sudo chown pr:users /home/pi/file
where file is the name of the file

For the sudo chown pr:users /home/pi/file command I get the following error: chown: invalid user: 'pr:users'

[DirkS]

Look like a typo and should be 'pi:users'
The command changes the ownership of the file to user 'pi', group 'users'.

HTH
Dirk.

[RaTTuS]

Look like a typo and should be 'pi:users'
The command changes the ownership of the file to user 'pi', group 'users'.

HTH
Dirk.

it was and it is .. sorry about that [updated]

[ben_nuttall]

You could run a command to open the file manager window as root.

For example on Ubuntu you could run

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sudo nautilus

However I don't know the name of the file manager app we use on Raspbian.

[ghans]

It's PCManFM (pcmanfm).


ghans

[aXeRepublic]

Err... Guys?
I want to copy a folder from /home/pi TO the /root folder... I tried reversing the solution you guys gave up there like this:
"sudo cp /root/file /home/pi" and changed it like this:
"sudo cp/home/pi/file /root"
It gives me an error message saying:
" ' /home/pi/file' : No such file or directory "
I use a Raspbian OS on my Raspberry Pi.
I want to install a Wi-Fi Adapter Driver which goes like this:
"rtl8188EUS_rtl8189ES_linux_v4.1.2.2_5805.20121116.tar"
In the manual, they said:

"For example, to decompress rtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.3.0_2920.20111123.tar.gz:

root@driver/# tar zxvf rtl8188C_8192C_8192D_usb_linux_v3.3.0_2920.20111123.tar.gz "

Please Help!

[DirkS]

" ' /home/pi/file' : No such file or directory "

Well, this tells me that 'file' does not exist in the home directory.

Have you checked that it actually *does* exist, using 'ls'?
Maybe there's a typo in the name?

Gr.
Dirk.

[RaspberryPiFan]

Just run

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sudo pcmanfm

and then copy the files normally.

[Navyscourge]

It doesn't help when someone revives an old topic with "I have the same problem". It is even more unhelpful to revive one to add something to an old post that has already been resolved, even though your solution is slightly different. Don't let this put you off though, there are plently of current posts to help with

[anonymousr]

You can use

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sudo su 

then use the mv command

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mv /root/file /home/pi

file is filename