Changing Names and Permissions
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Changing Names and Permissions

The two easiest ways to change the name of a file or folder is to either right click on it and select Rename, or select the file or folder and then press the F2 button.

To change the name or permissions of a file or folder right click on its name or icon and select the Properties... item, or if you have “selected” the file or folder, then you can use the Menubar Edit->Properties option.

This will bring up the Properties dialog box with two tabbed pages:

Copy and Rename

If you want to make a copy of an existing file with a different name -- perhaps as a backup -- in the same folder as the original file, do a normal Copy then when you Paste it a dialog box will pop up complaining that the file already exists. Just type the new name into the dialog's text box and press the Rename button (or if you are feeling lazy pressing the Propose button will generate a new name for you).

Super User Mode

If you are running as a normal user and try to access files outside of your own home folder you will often be prevented from doing so and get an error message such as Access Denied.

To access these files you need to be logged in as the system administrator, often known as the Super User or root.

Rather than logging out then in again, you can launch Konqueror from the K Menu in Super User mode by selecting System->File Manager - Super User Mode . You will be asked for the root login password but as long as you can provide that Konqueror will be started up with full access privileges to all files on your system.

Warning

Take care. As Super User (root), you have complete control of your system, and a wrong command can easily do irrevocable damage.

Also, connecting to the internet as root is an extremely bad idea, as it seriously increases your vulnerability to malicious hacking.

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