Jackaboo
05-18-2004, 04:13 PM
I'm running knoppix from CD on a computer that previously had an early version of RedHat on it. I'm trying to recover some files off the hard drive so that we can get rid of this old beast however it tells me I don't have the permission required to open the files.
I know that when you logged on as root on redhat you were able to access the files and I still have the previous root password. The version of redhat that was on the computer has got some problems and won't start anymore so I can't just log in there and transfer the files.
I'm very new to linux and any suggestions on how to change the file permissions or to just work around it would be greatly appreciated.
Jim
I know that when you logged on as root on redhat you were able to access the files and I still have the previous root password. The version of redhat that was on the computer has got some problems and won't start anymore so I can't just log in there and transfer the files.
I'm very new to linux and any suggestions on how to change the file permissions or to just work around it would be greatly appreciated.
Jim