FC2: Cannot empty Trash, permission issue

Filippos Klironomos presariod at gmail.com
Mon Nov 1 17:56:24 UTC 2004


> 
> Now the situation is, after upgrading to FC2, I have a large number of
> files in the user's Trash that cannot be emptied because I do not have
> the permission to do so.  How do I empty the Trash without permission or
> gain permission for the files in the Trash so I can get rid of them?
>

Only 'root' can upgrade the system cleanly. In order to clean up you
have to become 'root'. The usual way is to open a terminal and type:

su -

this will ask for the root password and log you in to a full root
shell. Afterwards be careful what you erase! :-)




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