“Please create the following folder, or set permissions such that it can be created:...
Every time I log in to the VM a window pops up saying,
Unable to create a required folder. Please create the following folder,
or set permissions such that it can be created:/home/tando/.config/nautilus.
I have tried creating the folder as suggested, but still I get the error.
How can I solve it?
16.04 server permissions virtualization
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
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Every time I log in to the VM a window pops up saying,
Unable to create a required folder. Please create the following folder,
or set permissions such that it can be created:/home/tando/.config/nautilus.
I have tried creating the folder as suggested, but still I get the error.
How can I solve it?
16.04 server permissions virtualization
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
Please edit your post to add the output of the commandls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.
– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
1
Please don't usesudo touchto create a folder that should be owned by you simply dotouch!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37
|
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Every time I log in to the VM a window pops up saying,
Unable to create a required folder. Please create the following folder,
or set permissions such that it can be created:/home/tando/.config/nautilus.
I have tried creating the folder as suggested, but still I get the error.
How can I solve it?
16.04 server permissions virtualization
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
Every time I log in to the VM a window pops up saying,
Unable to create a required folder. Please create the following folder,
or set permissions such that it can be created:/home/tando/.config/nautilus.
I have tried creating the folder as suggested, but still I get the error.
How can I solve it?
16.04 server permissions virtualization
16.04 server permissions virtualization
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
edited Oct 11 '18 at 8:31
Zanna
50.4k13133241
50.4k13133241
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
asked Oct 11 '18 at 6:58
Waris Dimbaza TandokaziWaris Dimbaza Tandokazi
62
62
What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
Please edit your post to add the output of the commandls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.
– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
1
Please don't usesudo touchto create a folder that should be owned by you simply dotouch!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37
|
show 3 more comments
What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
Please edit your post to add the output of the commandls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.
– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
1
Please don't usesudo touchto create a folder that should be owned by you simply dotouch!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37
What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
Please edit your post to add the output of the command
ls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
Please edit your post to add the output of the command
ls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
1
1
Please don't use
sudo touch to create a folder that should be owned by you simply do touch!– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37
Please don't use
sudo touch to create a folder that should be owned by you simply do touch!– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37
|
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Please use the following steps to change the ownership of that folder and
correct that permission issue:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/tando/.config/nautilus
Note: Using sudo makes that folder and its contents get to be owned by root and that is not what VM wants and that's why your still get that error.
Next time don't create folders or files in your home folder using the sudo command. Root files and folders should be found in the / [a.k.a. root] folder.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The command you used touch creates files not folders so I think you have a file rather than a folder, do the following:
rm -rf /home/tando/.config/nautilus
then
mkdir /home/tando/.config/nautilus
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
Please runls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilusad post into your question!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
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Please use the following steps to change the ownership of that folder and
correct that permission issue:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/tando/.config/nautilus
Note: Using sudo makes that folder and its contents get to be owned by root and that is not what VM wants and that's why your still get that error.
Next time don't create folders or files in your home folder using the sudo command. Root files and folders should be found in the / [a.k.a. root] folder.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The command you used touch creates files not folders so I think you have a file rather than a folder, do the following:
rm -rf /home/tando/.config/nautilus
then
mkdir /home/tando/.config/nautilus
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
Please runls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilusad post into your question!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
add a comment |
Please use the following steps to change the ownership of that folder and
correct that permission issue:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/tando/.config/nautilus
Note: Using sudo makes that folder and its contents get to be owned by root and that is not what VM wants and that's why your still get that error.
Next time don't create folders or files in your home folder using the sudo command. Root files and folders should be found in the / [a.k.a. root] folder.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The command you used touch creates files not folders so I think you have a file rather than a folder, do the following:
rm -rf /home/tando/.config/nautilus
then
mkdir /home/tando/.config/nautilus
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
Please runls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilusad post into your question!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
add a comment |
Please use the following steps to change the ownership of that folder and
correct that permission issue:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/tando/.config/nautilus
Note: Using sudo makes that folder and its contents get to be owned by root and that is not what VM wants and that's why your still get that error.
Next time don't create folders or files in your home folder using the sudo command. Root files and folders should be found in the / [a.k.a. root] folder.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The command you used touch creates files not folders so I think you have a file rather than a folder, do the following:
rm -rf /home/tando/.config/nautilus
then
mkdir /home/tando/.config/nautilus
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
Please use the following steps to change the ownership of that folder and
correct that permission issue:
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER /home/tando/.config/nautilus
Note: Using sudo makes that folder and its contents get to be owned by root and that is not what VM wants and that's why your still get that error.
Next time don't create folders or files in your home folder using the sudo command. Root files and folders should be found in the / [a.k.a. root] folder.
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The command you used touch creates files not folders so I think you have a file rather than a folder, do the following:
rm -rf /home/tando/.config/nautilus
then
mkdir /home/tando/.config/nautilus
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
20.5k94467
edited Oct 11 '18 at 14:24
answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
George UdosenGeorge Udosen
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answered Oct 11 '18 at 8:40
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still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
Please runls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilusad post into your question!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
add a comment |
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
Please runls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilusad post into your question!
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
still showing the error.
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 12:40
1
1
Please run
ls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilus ad post into your question!– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
Please run
ls -lF /home/tando/.config/nautilus ad post into your question!– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 14:22
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
thank you now there is no error
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 16 '18 at 14:56
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
@tandokazi great please click to accept it as an answer!
– George Udosen
Oct 16 '18 at 16:39
add a comment |
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What command are you suing to create the window?
– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 7:03
Please edit your post to add the output of the command
ls -ld /home/tando/.config. Don’t forget to apply code formatting.– Melebius
Oct 11 '18 at 7:28
george its sudo touch
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:33
drwxr-x--- 20 tando tando 4096 Oct 10 08:49 .config
– Waris Dimbaza Tandokazi
Oct 11 '18 at 7:40
1
Please don't use
sudo touchto create a folder that should be owned by you simply dotouch!– George Udosen
Oct 11 '18 at 8:37