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do you use sudo before any command ? ie "sudo cp /bla/bla.txt" then you should get asked for a password! Unless you are running as root you nay not have write access to /etc/ On Thu, 2007-05-10 at 16:53 +0100, christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > Posted by "Berry Christopher" <christopher.berry1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Dear Friends, > This will probably seem low brow to many of you but - When I am working in Ubuntu > in Terminal the following is happening -- when I apt-get etc etc I am asked for > the password which I give and all is well until I cp when I am told I do not have > permission to edit files!!I do not understand this!! How do I get round this > problem as I am being driven silly! I am trying to install my scanner and unless I > can pop the Windows file esfw41.bin into /etc/sane.d I am done for! > Is there a brainbox out there? > Cheers, > Christopher Berry. > -- > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Generated by the contributors page > in the members area at D+C GLUG > http://www.dcglug.org.uk/members/list.php > webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > -- Kevin Lucas <kevin.lucas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Minions Shop Cornwall's Top Shop -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html