On Mon, 16 May 2005 12:47:41 +0100 THUFIR HAWAT <hawat.thufir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > when emptying the trash in gnome I run into files which are > undeletable by my user account but which I'd like to delete. what's > a good work-around, pls? > > > thanks, > > Thufir To erase files where you don't have access permissions you must have root access. Do this: cd .Trash sudo rm -rf * -- Richard E Miles Federal Way WA. USA registered linux user 46097
