On Mon, 2005-05-16 at 14:46 -0700, Richard E Miles wrote: > 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 * > And BE CAREFUL that you are where you think you are. Being the wrong place with that command as root is extremely hazardous (As I have found out by a typo).
