Raspberry pi file manager permission denied. any help? im seriously gonna getting pissed of because now i had my raspberry pi in a week and it always says that please help Jul 5, 2012 · joan wrote: You are trying to use a command which can damage the Pi (for yourself and other users). can anyone help? E: Could not open lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock - open (13: Permission denied) E: Unable to lock the administration directory (/var/lib/dpkg/), are you root? or nearly this. Jun 4, 2019 · I need to put a file in /etc/systemd/system and when I tried to save it there using Geany, I got a Permission Denied error message. Use this command in the terminal: Sep 26, 2016 · -1 I've been trying to edit my opt\vc file and encountered some problems: here is what i've done: pi@raspberrypi:/opt/vc $ mkdir NEW mkdir: cannot create directory ‘NEW’: Permission denied i'm pretty new at this so i don't really know what to do. sudo mv etc. Jul 13, 2024 · Best to figure out what the problem is. WARNING: Do not close LXTerminal while the file manager is open. See full list on circuitbasics. So I saved it on the desktop and then tried to move it using file manager and got the same error. May 8, 2016 · One problem with not being sure or forgetting what account you are using for operations is that the operations can change the owner of the files or permissions in ways that might make accessing them normally more cumbersome. May 17, 2016 · After you do either of those options, a file manager window should open with superuser privileges, meaning that you should be able to have all access to most files. com However I always get the error: cannot create the directory, permission denied. Can anyone assist?. Run a command in the terminal to verify the file type of each storage drive connected to the Raspberry Pi computer. Jan 12, 2013 · It's far better to understand and configure file and directory permissions than to brute force them with sudo. To get the privileges you need: precede the command by sudo (by default the pi user has sudo privileges). I am attempting to copy the contents of the Thunderbirds folder from my everyday linux machine to my dual boot windows/linux netbook which I use when travelling. You need privileges to do the command. Look at permissions in the directory tree to the location you are trying to copy to. Getting the permissions and ownership you want may also mean you need to edit mount options for the storage. Feb 14, 2013 · The Raspberry-ness doesn't really matter, it will impose limits on how fast this sort of thing can be delivered and so on, so anything you read will have some relevance. I tried as well to do it with the graphical interface (file manager) with the same result. Jun 6, 2023 · To change permissions with File Manager (pcmanfm), open a terminal and use sudo. or sudo cp etc. Close the file manager, then type exit into LXTerminal. Jun 18, 2013 · Copy a file on the networked machine and then paste to directory Thunderbird: Permission denied The user on the networked machine has the same name. plt esn wdvlb rcnaj aemtsa hcknqnc zwstf zjld qezbhk iffc