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Originally Posted by MontyJ
Well, ya wanna lambaste a noob, I am as good as any when it comes to linux.
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Eh, we all do embarrassing things at first (and we don't necessarily stop later).
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-There was an attempt to restore config files from a Windows install.
- I had problems with permissions on my Netgear NAS writing and reading
- My first Linux Calibre was the package install, which I had to overwrite with the binary install
- I tend to use GUI whenever I can and if I can't do something with a file, the shortest distance to get it done is usually 'open as root'.
- GRSYNC seemed to also at times force me to use root permissions
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rsync is usually used for archiving, in which case root is often what you want -- especially since it then defaults to preserving ownership. Of course, it depends on what your source was. If you were migrating from Windows and already had previous permissions issues... you want to make sure
your user retrieves all the files, Can't go wrong there, if anything messes up you will know because you never got the file to begin with.
permissions when migrating OSes are NOT fun.
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Yes, I do learn by doing, and often I 'do' and things get screwed up. You can ask 'why' all day long and the best answer is: "It seemed like good idea at the time!"
Again, thanks for the help.
Monty
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Anyway, glad to see you took my comments in the good-natured way they were intended.
The important thing is you learned something from the experience.
