Ghost folders
- kilaueabart
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Ghost folders
I have a couple of strange folders listed in Fienix. I'm pretty sure they don't exist, so why do they pretend to? Should I get rid of them somehow?
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Re: Ghost folders
Try "ls -ld MUTUAL" and "ls -ld 91dd*" and let's see what they show.
The -l option is for a long listing, meaning including the permission bits (and dates), and the -d is for showing the directory itself instead of the files it contains (if you could).
So the idea is to check if maybe it's right when it says you don't have permission.
Best regards,
Niels
The -l option is for a long listing, meaning including the permission bits (and dates), and the -d is for showing the directory itself instead of the files it contains (if you could).
So the idea is to check if maybe it's right when it says you don't have permission.
Best regards,
Niels
Re: Ghost folders
Hi Kilaueabart,
These are mount points from mounted or umounted partitions and you don’t have the permission to access them. Please try to access them with your root account (su).
Cheers,
Christian
These are mount points from mounted or umounted partitions and you don’t have the permission to access them. Please try to access them with your root account (su).
Cheers,
Christian
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Re: Ghost folders
I remember way back in pre-dementia days I used to know what "drwxr-x-r-x" etc. meant without looking it up.
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root@Fienix:/media/fienix# ls -ld MUTUAL
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 18 2020 MUTUAL
root@Fienix:/media/fienix# ls -ld MUTUAL1
drwxr-xr-x 3 fienix fienix 32768 Dec 31 1969 MUTUAL1
root@Fienix:/media/fienix# ls -ld 91dd*
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Aug 27 15:44 91dd8491-ac97-44c7-9611-dcabfec171a3
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Dec 17 16:35 91dd8491-ac97-44c7-9611-dcabfec171a31
MUTUAL as seen at the bottom of the left column in Caja is a thumb drive that I use to transfer files between linux and OS4. But "ls /media/fienix/MUTUAL1" shows me the files in that MUTUAL, while opening MUTUAL as Administrator brings the following!
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Re: Ghost folders
d says it's a directory (not a file).kilaueabart wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 7:37 pmI remember way back in pre-dementia days I used to know what "drwxr-x-r-x" etc. meant without looking it up.Code: Select all
root@Fienix:/media/fienix# ls -ld MUTUAL drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Jun 18 2020 MUTUAL
The first set of three letters is the permissions for the owner, in this case root. r=readable, w=writeable, x=executable. If a letter is present in its rightful place, the permission is given, if it's a dash, it's denied. For directories, the x bit is the permission to list the contents.
The second set is the same, but for other members of the group, in this case the root group. The third is for "others". So when you're not logged in as root, you have no permissions, since both the latter sets are dashes instead of the letters.
Christian explained above why you don't have permissions here; the are not ordinary directories, but mount points, i.e. tech stuff not to be touched by mere users .
Best regards,
Niels