Thread: Can't access directories in home/

hello,

have backed needed files windows 7 partition in internal sata (of "broken laptop" - won't boot).

but, windows xp on machine doesn't see linux stuff, figured i'd run ubuntu 10.04 (for post) live cd see partitions. turns out can, after cd'ing to

code:

/media/b1d7dd6b-db4f-4137-9c03-a37cb21b03da/home

, fail access either of (from ls)

code:

user  xtheunknown0

ie. after

code:

cd user/

i get

code:

bash: cd: user: permission denied.

from nautilus, there silvery thick cross on bottom right corner of user folder.

i'd backup user/ ; how???

tia,
xtheunknown0

posted xtheunknown0

hello,

have backed needed files windows 7 partition in internal sata (of "broken laptop" - won't boot).

but, windows xp on machine doesn't see linux stuff, figured i'd run ubuntu 10.04 (for post) live cd see partitions. turns out can, after cd'ing to

code:

/media/b1d7dd6b-db4f-4137-9c03-a37cb21b03da/home

, fail access either of (from ls)

code:

user  xtheunknown0

ie. after

code:

cd user/

i get

code:

bash: cd: user: permission denied.

from nautilus, there silvery thick cross on bottom right corner of user folder.

i'd backup user/ ; how???

tia,
xtheunknown0

how b1d7dd6b-db4f-4137-9c03-a37cb21b03da drive partitioned? can check gparted see if it's ext3, ext4 or maybe ntfs of fat?

suppose it's ext4, means files have permissions. can see permissions of user directory?

code:

ls -l /media/b1d7dd6b-db4f-4137-9c03-a37cb21b03da/home/user

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