new guy checking in has new problem(s)

[Cybe R. Wizard]

Jimmy Montague <rhetoric102 at iowatelecom.net>  said:
> Problems include the fact that I have no idea where it mounts, and I
> can't write to it. If I try to write to it, a dialog tells me that I
> don't have permission and I should contact root to correct the problem
> (The poor penguin doesn't know that in this house, "root" is a
> dipshit). So the drive is there, but it's useless.
> 
> Advice?

The typical mount point is in /media.
Open the drive in Nautilus and check permissions.  You may have to sudo
into Nautilus in order to change permissions.
<sudo nautilus>

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