Access denied to all /home folders after "downgrade"
Posted: 26 Jul 2013, 20:35
64-bit Mageia 3 wasn't working for me, had a lot of errors, and serious things to deal with, so I tried downgrading back to 32-bit MGA3, which didn't work after several attempted installs. Needing to get something up and running, I pulled out the MGA2 disk and installed it. The installation went flawlessly, except now I have no access to any of my files in /home (I did not format /home; I did not have backup space again *sigh).
I've run:
With the following results (snipped for length) for Documents alone (this doesn't mention the rest):
You get the idea. Then, all in red (again, snipped for length):
Some of the file names have been changed for the purposes of the forum here, for privacy, as they are personal.
What do I need to do here, to gain access again? I can't even access them as root - I get the same errors (and again, the chown didn't work).
Thanks.
Edit: I've just noticed - the UID is the same at 500. Edit: Oh, wait, no it can't be 500 - isn't 500 not supposed to be used? Must've been 501? Am I correct?
I've run:
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[root@dedanna ~]# chown -R dedanna: /home/dedannaWith the following results (snipped for length) for Documents alone (this doesn't mention the rest):
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[dedanna@dedanna ~]$ ls /home/dedanna/Documents
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/XXX: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/menu.lst: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/XXXX: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/xxxxxx.xxx: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xspf: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/My Videos: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/package_list.pl: Permission denied
ls: cannot access /home/dedanna/Documents/XXXXXXXXXXX.pdf: Permission deniedYou get the idea. Then, all in red (again, snipped for length):
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020413_DOJ_White_Paper.pdf
Folder1
9.pdf
doc1.rtf
[email protected]
alternative-status-menu@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com
Folder2
xxxxx-xxxxx.txt
PDF1.pdf
Black Forest Fire - Residences1.pdf
Black Forest Fire - Residences2.pdf
Black Forest Fire - Residences3.pdf
Black Forest Fire - Residences4.pdf
Black Forest Fire - Residences.pdf
PDF2.pdf
clementine-backup_09-04-2013
clementine-compile.txt
clementine.txtSome of the file names have been changed for the purposes of the forum here, for privacy, as they are personal.
What do I need to do here, to gain access again? I can't even access them as root - I get the same errors (and again, the chown didn't work).
Thanks.
Edit: I've just noticed - the UID is the same at 500. Edit: Oh, wait, no it can't be 500 - isn't 500 not supposed to be used? Must've been 501? Am I correct?
it often is 1000 these days