How do I copy files that need root access with scp?
Jul 2, 2015 · This is what finally worked for me. You don't have permissions to a remote file that you want to copy to local, do a sudo tar, archive it, change permissions using chmod and chown, and …
bash - How do I access the /root folder? - Ask Ubuntu
Aug 14, 2024 · How do I enter the /root folder, not the / folder? I need to go into the /root folder to print the contents of the /root folder on a file in the home (~) folder.
Where is the Ubuntu file system root directory in Windows Subsystem …
Apr 21, 2016 · I have installed Ubuntu subsystem on Windows 10 (after enabling feature in settings), but where is the Ubuntu file system root directory located in the drive?
Create and Save New Folders/Files in Root directory
Apr 16, 2021 · In the Root folder/directory, Shall we allowed to create some New folders which can have files like Videos, Doc, Software packages, etc? During installation ubuntu has created many folders …
permissions - root folder access via gui - Ask Ubuntu
Feb 19, 2014 · As I learn how to use the terminal to navigate through directories, I like to use the gui file explorer to mirror my terminal navigation. The icons and file extension info in the gui file explorer help …
filesystem - Disk on root is almost full but can't find which files ...
Feb 13, 2023 · Ubuntu 22.04 Desktop If I do df -h i can see that my root folder is almost full And when I list the files in the folder, seems to me they are all system needed files. I tried to look a bit into i...
nautilus - How do I open a folder as root? - Ask Ubuntu
Apr 22, 2012 · To open the folder as root in the grapical file manager, run the following command: gksu nautilus /etc/apt/ If you wish to do your operations from the command line, the following command …
Access root user directories from Windows under WSL?
Nov 5, 2022 · I'd like to be able to just click through each directory in Explorer or Directory Opus and look in the preview tab. However, these files/directories apparently aren't accessible when using …
Unzip specific directory without creating top directory
Mar 12, 2017 · An optional directory to which to extract files. By default, all files and subdirectories are recreated in the current directory; the -d option allows extraction in an arbitrary directory (always …
How to change vsftpd's default directory to / instead of the user's ...
Mar 2, 2016 · local_root=/ Last line is the path where the user will land on authentication. You wanted it to be the root, so it is root (/). 1st two lines will lock the user in the land directory, which is the root. All …