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just1acc

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Registered: 2023-02-23

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Can't write/paste in partitions

Q4OS Gemini Trinity.

Can't have permission to paste something/create new in partions, all partitions. Please guide.

Last edited by just1acc (2023-03-23 15:35)

bin

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

A little lacking in detail but let's see what we can do.

If you are in your /home location you have permissions to read/write in that user space as you own /home/username.

However you (as a user) cannot create anything new in /home because you do not have permission to do so.

Likewise you (as a user) cannot write/create in the / partition. (Generally speaking).

If you have a need to write/create outside /home/username you need to be using sudo to do so.

If this does not cover your question please provide an example of what you want to do.

just1acc

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

I am able to make file/folder in desktop (or may be in home). However it seems only view permission for other locations. Surprisingly in the partitions other than OS partitions. Even after deleting and re-creating through GParted.

Example:

1. Can't copy something in other partition (non-OS).
2. Create file/folder option isn't available.

P.S. Perdon my not well versed question. Apart from different Windows, I am only used to Linux Mint (Gnome 2 > Mate). Never used other Linux distros for more than 1-2 days (mostly *buntu based) until installation of Q4OS in an old Core2Duo laptop.

Last edited by just1acc (2023-03-23 15:50)

hchiper

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

Where do you want to copy/create files or directories? Please give full details (which command line in the terminal or commands in another program).
A normal user is allowed to copy/create/modify/delete files or directories ONLY in its own directory, which is /user/<username>. It is a matter of security ans stability of the system.
One cannot copy/create files or directories in a common way directly into a partition; it has first to be formatted and mounted into the file system.

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just1acc

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

I have two partitions. In one Q4OS installed. Other one kept for data.

I can't paste or create anything in that free partition. Definitely that is not "security". Locking down OS files is understandable.

Although, I have a feeling that the partition isn't being mounted with full read/write.

Last edited by just1acc (2023-03-26 10:39)

hchiper

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

please provide an example of what you want to do.

Please give full details (which command line in the terminal or commands in another program).

You can also attach a screenshot.

It could also be useful to know the output of these commands (in a terminal):

$ lsblk
$ ls -l <path-of-directory-where-you-want-to-write-into>

Sorry, but it is still unclear to me whether you want to write into a partition or into a directory; you seem to use the two terms interchangeably, but these are two completely different things. I guess you mean directories, but it's only a guess.

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just1acc

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

There is no terminal involved. Just simple right click then paste or right click and create isn't available.

bin

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

There is no terminal involved. Just simple right click then paste or right click and create isn't available.

With your normal user account ANYWHERE outside your home folders that is what is supposed to happen.
As a user you do not have access rights to write to anywhere else.

Open Konsole
Prompt will be:-
username@machinename:~$

cd ..

It will now be:-
username@machinename:~/home$

sudo mkdir mydata
sudo chown -R username:username /home/mydata/

You can now do stuff in that folder.

just1acc

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Re: Can't write/paste in partitions

Tried to do that on whole partition (non-os), could not work. May be I am doing wrong. Anyway, its a spare/testing laptop, so I can live with that.

I have another machine with Windows 10 and Linux Mint 21.1 dual booted. Never faced such problem from Mint - in data/windows/NTFS/ext4 whatever it is.