Can't find my downloaded file

R

rishumehra

Guest
Hi Folks,

I am a new bie to the linux world and started learning it by own my own.

I am facing an issue for a file i downloaded via terminal but as root (thru su -). Now i am unable to find my file where it has got saved. I am using Fedora 16.

Please help me with the issue, will appreciate the earliest helpful reply.



cheers,
Rishu Mehra
 


What command did you run?

Have you tried checking /root/Downloads/ or /tmp?
 
Hi ehansen,

I downloaded the file by "wget [http path of the file]" command, but, when i double click the 'root' folder it actually shows that "The Folder Content Could not be displayed \ You don't have the permissions necessary to view the contents of 'root' "

Let me know how can get the permissions to view the files and folders in root directory.


cheers
Rishu Mehra
 
. . .

Let me know how can get the permissions to view the files and folders in root directory.


cheers
Rishu Mehra

Become root user

PHP:
su -

PHP:
echo 'username ALL=(ALL) ALL' >> /etc/sudoers

NOTE: enter user password, not root's.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

If you don't want to be prompted for a password, use:

PHP:
echo 'username ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL' >> /etc/sudoers

NOTE: Doing this is a security risk.

Hope this helps

Aside: I dislike Fedora almost as much as ubuntu :p
 
Thanks for the information, will try this right now.

Lol, but i like Fedora more :D
 
Have you tried looking exactly under root's home directory (Usually, and always should be /root/)?
(If not, find it out via `echo $HOME' as root.)

Quote from su manpage:
Invoked without a username, su defaults to becoming the superuser. The
optional argument - may be used to provide an environment similar to
what the user would expect had the user logged in directly.
Meaning you default to the root's home directory.
 
Hey Folks,

I tired, both the ways given by you all but didn't worked out for me. Still when i actually double click the 'root' folder it shows "The folder contents could not be displayed."


Some other solution?


cheers,
Rishu Mehra
 
Well silly, no one except the root user look in /root.
So get a root session going and do a
cd $HOME
 
or - wget the file again as your regular user in your regular home dir.. ;)
 

Members online


Top