DVD files have ownership of 501 so can't copy

[arshad]

hi,
did you try?:,
sudo chown -R <yourname> <directoryname>

On Tue, 2009-11-17 at 05:43 +0000, Lisi wrote:

> I have some files from previous installation that I am trying to copy.  The 
> ownership of the files is 501 and I am being told that I do not have 
> permission.  My attempts to change teh permissions fail.
> 
> How can I get at these files?  I am running LinuxMint7, but from an admin 
> point of view it is Ubuntu, since it is very much based on it.  LinuxMint7 
> is, I think, based on Ubuntu 9.04.
> 
> TIA
> Lisi
> 
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