jim lawrence said: > On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 11:22:47 -0500, jim lawrence <fedorajim@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 08:18:15 -0800 (PST), Richard S. Crawford >> <rscrawford@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > jim lawrence said: >> > > i have some files in my trash i would like to delete but they are >> owned by "1058" >> > > any ideas? >> > >> > $ grep 1058 /etc/passwd >> > >> > should tell you who that is. >> > >> > >> returns nothing >> and futher more if i log in as root ( i know i shouldn't) and >> navigate to the trash, there is nothing in it -- I assume you mean when you log in as root at the login screen, and not via su in a shell. :) If you do that, and browse to the trash icon on the desktop, you're going to find that the contents of that trash folder are different from the contents of the trash folder when you log in as yourself; these are two separate accounts, after all. I recommend cc'ing the fedora list as a whole when you reply to me. There are a lot of people on that list who are far more experienced and knowledgable than I am and who can give you better answers or call me on my own mistakes when I make them. :) -- Sláinte, Richard S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview "We live as though the world were how it should be, to show it what it can be." --"Angel", Season 4 ep. 1
