copy or save to root question

[MR ZenWiz]

On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:45 PM, JONATHAN MORTON <mortonjt5000 at msn.com> wrote:
> running Lucid Lynx on dual boot intel celeron 64bit win7 system
>
> trying to get fsusb on or in root. downloaded via firefox. tried using sudo
> -i,  but i cannot cp fsusb to / or /usr/local/bin. i am running short to
> does this on time. need help. here are the directions from class:      thx.
>
> 1. Download the fsusb executable program to your home directory. Use a web
> browser in KDE.
> 2. Open a terminal window
> 3. Become root and copy the executable file to an executable directory:
>
> $ su

Did you do this part?  It's kind of crucial

> # cp fsusb /usr/local/bin
>
> 4. Make the file executable and give it sufficient privileges:
>
> # cd /usr/local/bin
> # chown root:root fsusb
> # chmod 711 fsusb
> # chmod u+s fsusb
> # exit
>
> 5. Now test your installation from your home directory by executing the
> following command:
>

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