Debian and Fedora

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Wed Oct 24 07:38:23 UTC 2007


Roger Benham:
>>> As I cannot empty the trash in either Debian or Fedora
>>> my main computer is rapidly jamming up. I need to be
>>> able to empty both.

Jacques B:
> Sounds like it may be an issue of permissions.

Does sound like that.  Perhaps someone who uses the root user when they
shouldn't be?

> Have them go to the command line and list the files in the .trash
> folder to see who owns them.  Actually have them do the same for 
> the actual folder itself.

I thought it was ".Trash", it is on my Fedora.  No idea about Debian,
though.  If it is a "root" user related issue, they may need to go
through doing this as root.

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