> > Log in as yourself. > > Open a shell. > > $ su > password: xxxxxx > # cd .Trash-jimf (assuming your user name is jimf) > # ls -la > > This should list the files in your trash directory that you didn't see > when you logged in as root at the login screen. You should then be able > to do: > > # rm * > > to delete those files. Though before doing that, I'd do a pwd, just to > make sure you're in the right directory. > > As to how those files got into your trash folder in the first place when > they have a userid totally different from your own user account, I can't > explain that. like i said, i tried to build mplayer before and a whole lot of problems. so i scrapped all of it and went a different way here is the output you asked for.. -- [root@localhost Trash]# ls -la total 24 drwx------ 2 jim jim 4096 Dec 28 09:46 . drwxr-xr-x 3 jim jim 4096 Jan 6 11:31 .. -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 1524 Jan 1 12:40 .directory [root@localhost Trash]# pwd /home/jim/Desktop/Trash [root@localhost Trash]# rm * rm: cannot lstat `*': No such file or directory [root@localhost Trash]# Still Learning Linux Still HaTE Microsoft Registered Linux User: #376813 http://counter.li.org jim lawrence
