On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 02:13:06 -0700, Steve <steve.bolam@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Tonight I was installing some goodies with yum and operating as root at > times. Now when I log in as myself, the Computer, Trash and My Home > folders have become read only. What have I done, and how do I fix it. > > I've only had Linux installed for a week and I thought I was getting the > hang of it. Guess this is another reality check. > > Thanx in advance, > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Use Nautilus and look at the owner/permissions of one of the now-read-only files/folders. (right click/properties/Permissions). If it looks like the problem is permissions/ownership, open a terminal , su , nautilus again and fix the permissions. John
