Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2479 mails)

[Jim Flanagan <linuxjim@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/15/2009 09:24 PM, John Andersen wrote:
> On Sunday 15 November 2009 03:53:55 pm Jim Flanagan wrote:
>   
> > I did a fresh install of oS11.2 on a freshly formatted partiton, default
> > KDE. When I open File Manager - Super User Mode, it does not allow
> > access to root files. I tried this several times, and only once did it
> > function properly. The other times fail to access the file. I did not do
> > anything differently, just opening File Manager - Super User Mode while
> > logged in as a regular user. It does as for root password (different
> > than the user password), but won't allow file access. I can see the
> > files, but not open them.
> >
> > Any thoughts welcome.
> >
> > Jim F
> >
> >     
> I'm seeing the same thing.  You can browse to /root (for example)
> but you can neither copy or open any file.  Any subordinate task is launched
> by the user (not superuser), and as such the task can't even see the file.
>
>
>   
Yup, that's what I'm seeing. It did work properly only once. Curious.
And when file manager opens, it opens to /home/user/Documents for some
reason.

Jim
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