Copying And Pasting

[sfalcon]

Hello there!

Can anyone help me pls? I'm trying to copy some files from one HD to another, using LINUX installed on a CD.
I've tried, but I always get the msg "You're not the owner" and so I have no permission to go on. I tried to change the permission in propertities, but the options are all greyed out. I would like to know how I can copy files from one HD to another.

Thank U.

[adwilson99]

Hi sfalcon,
Are these two windows hard drives that you are trying to copy files across from? Do you know what format they are? e.g. FAT32, NTFS etc.

Also which CD are you using, what Distro is it? e.g. Knoppix etc?

Lastly if you're not sure, then post the contents of the /etc/fstab file here.

[sfalcon]

Hello, Adwilson99:

Yes, I'm trying to copy files/archives from one HD to another( across from) and the Linux version is UBUNTU 7.04. The file browser is NAUTILUS 2.181. I'm running Linux from a CD. The HD's are formatted NTFS.

tks for replying

sds

sfalcon

[Freston]

I believe you cannot write to a NTFS disk with Ubuntu.

You need to install ntfs-3g for that. It should be in the repo.

[sfalcon]

Hi Freston,

OK, so I can't write to NTFS discs, but can I copy from them and paste to an IDE HD? If so, it's OK for me. But right now the big problem is that Ubuntu asks for a password that I don't have. I've been told to use "root" or "blank" as passwords, but neither worked.
Can you help?

tks
sfalcon

[Freston]

Didn't they mean just a blank password? As in, just press enter? I'm saying this from memory, so I could be wrong.

I remember something like that from my Ubuntu LifeCD sessions. I was able to do anything I wanted on some else's computer from the LifeCD.
I've used this power for good, not for evil of course Either way, don't 'su' into root, but use 'sudo'

IDE devices should pose no problems. Unless of course formatted in NTFS
Then you still need to install ntfs-3g... I don't think that is to difficult if you have a working connection. Just find it in the Add/remove menu option. You can install software when in LifeCD. It just doesn't get saved when you reboot.





Someone more knowledgeable on the Ubuntu specifics please correct me if I'm wrong.

[devils casper]

If your machine has internet access then you can install ntfs-3g package to enable NTFS write access easily. All Linux Distros support FAT32 read/write access out of box. You can copy data to FAT32 partitions by default.

Open Terminal and execute this

sudo fdisk -l

Hit Enter key at Password prompt. Post output here.

[sfalcon]

Hello guys,

I found out how to copy and paste from Nautilus. Here's how to:
type on command prompt "gksudo nautilus", that's it!
No need of passwords. Linux starts Nautilus (if this is yr file explorer) and you can copy any file/folder from any HD in yr PC, but you can't paste these files/folders to a NTFS HD, but to a pen drive, instead.
Anyhow, it's a good help...

sfalcon

[agds]

Hello guys,

I found out how to copy and paste from Nautilus. Here's how to:
type on command prompt "gksudo nautilus", that's it!
No need of passwords. Linux starts Nautilus (if this is yr file explorer) and you can copy any file/folder from any HD in yr PC, but you can't paste these files/folders to a NTFS HD, but to a pen drive, instead.
Anyhow, it's a good help...

sfalcon

Just be extra careful when using Nautilus as superuser.

[devils casper]

I found out how to copy and paste from Nautilus. Here's how to:
type on command prompt "gksudo nautilus", that's it!
No need of passwords. Linux starts Nautilus (if this is yr file explorer) and you can copy any file/folder from any HD in yr PC, but you can't paste these files/folders to a NTFS HD, but to a pen drive, instead.
Anyhow, it's a good help...

I wont recommend you to open Nautilus with root privileges. You can set umask=0 in /etc/fstab file to enable default access for all users.