Deleting locked files.

[Pattisue Mulder]

Thank you very much!!! I am new to ubuntu...always used windows
before...like this much better...still learning how to get around in
here...Pattisue
On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 20:13 -0700, Smoot Carl-Mitchell wrote:
> On Sun, 2008-08-17 at 18:51 -0700, Pattisue Mulder wrote:
> > I copied some files from a CD onto the desktop and the folder has a
> > padlock on it...is there a way to delete this file...I don't want it on
> > the desktop.
> 
> Sounds like the copy from the CD preserved the read-only permissions on
> the directory and its subtree.
> 
> Change the permissions on the folder to allow file creation and deletion
> within the folder and then delete the folder and its contents.  In
> Nautilus you can change the folder permissions from Access to Create and
> Delete by right clicking on the folder and going to the Properties
> Window and going to the Permissions tab.  Be sure to click the Apply
> Permissions to Enclosed Files.  Then you should be able to delete the
> folder and all its contents by moving the folder to the Trash.
> -- 
> Smoot Carl-Mitchell
> System/Network Architect
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