Help Making a Directory

[Krendall]

I was following a guide a put in a command to make a directory. However, this is what I got:

knoppix@ttyp0[knoppix]$ mkdir /mnt/captive-LABEL_C
mkdir: cannot create directory `/mnt/captive-LABEL_C': Permission denied
How can I get permissions to make a directory there?

[.simgar]

Type this instead to give yourself Super User rights:

su mkdir /mnt/captive-LABEL_C

That should solve the problem.

[Sgeo]

I thought sudo was used? (I'm a newbie though...)

[Dave_Bechtel]

--You are correct, sudo should be used instead of su.


I thought sudo was used? (I'm a newbie though...)

[firebyrd10]

--You are correct, sudo should be used instead of su.


I thought sudo was used? (I'm a newbie though...)
Right, use sudo for one command use su for multiple (you have to type su by itself first though)