[CLUE-Tech] Poor Man's Ghost /system repair

[Jed S. Baer]

On Sat, 14 Jun 2003 17:46:36 -0600
Joe Linux <joelinux at earthlink.net> wrote:

> That's probably what I didn't do. What is the root command to remount 
> the files systems RW? Or is there a GUI way to do it?

Well, I did write (as you can see near the bottom):

  "use the context menu to remount the filesystem read-write"

also, RTFM.

> Jed S. Baer wrote:
> 
> >On 14 Jun 2003 10:20:28 -0600
> >David Willson <DLWillson at TheGeek.NU> wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I think there's been some misunderstanding here.  I have not yet
> >booted>a system with KNOPPIX and not been able to manipulate the files
> >on the>hard drive.  Sometimes I have to do some gyrations to get there,
> >but I>can always get in, except in the case of a hardware failure.
> >>
> >>Who is Joe Linux, and what's the actual problem?  (Can I do an
> >>anti-alias rant here?)
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >Yeah, whadda people think this is here? Usenet!? ;-)
> >
> >He did the June 2002 KISS session on IceWM. See
> >http://clue.denver.co.us/presentations.html
> >
> >But I think this was the original question:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>>Do you know who to use the Knoppix CD to manage your existing "root" 
> >>>file system.  I would like to do this with a graphical file manager,
> >>>but I can't seem to get it to work.  I have tried <ALT>+<F2> and
> >>>typing in a root pass word, and then  switching back and launching
> >>>kdesu konqueror, but I still can't write to my existing systems
> >"root">>files.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >
> >It sounds like he's running into the standard Knoppix practice of
> >mounting existing filesystems readonly, for safety. The solution then,
> >would be to use the context menu to remount the filesystem read-write.
> >I don't know if this is what Match was talking about when he mentioned
> >the "crippled" root account.
> >
> >jed
> >  
> >
> 
> 


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