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echo: linux-ubuntu
to: ALAN IANSON
from: MARK REDDEN
date: 2020-05-23 11:16:00
subject: Re: Ubuntu Upgrade 18.05

 > >I had some permission problems with both Ubuntu server and Lubuntu. Has
 > anyone
 > > else exprienced the same? Some files I could not access. Some files would
 > > not
 > >write. The upgrade was on two different machines. Does anyone know of a
 > "fix"?
 > > Is this an isolated incident?

 > I don't know why your having problems. I run slackware myself and have had
 > problems with permissions at times. Maybe a file was created by root and
 > others
 >  can't read it?

 > When I've had problems I chown the directory along with all the files and
 > directories within.

 > chown -R username:group /sbbs

 > If you run that command as root it'll change the ownership of all the files
 > and
 >  directories in /sbbs to the user and group you provide.

 > I hope that'll help.

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