[Xastir] Loading Maps on Xubuntu - Xastir-Hardy_090307

[Nick]

Thank you to everyone who responded.  I transfered over part of the 
files using the shell, then changed the Xubuntu log in, Groups to root, 
so I completed the operation in maps and now  have my Washington and 
Oregon maps in the map folder.

Cheers and '73

Nick

N9SUB (formerly KC7RGL)


Peter Mallett wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>> I am attempting to install the maps for Washington and Oregon in 
>> Xubuntu and I can't copy them into the map folder because the 
>> permissions are not correct to allow read/write access.
>>
>> The owner is root
>>
>> Anyone know the password? Yea I tried root
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> N9SUB
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>
> Hi Nick,
>
>             I think Ubuntu and Xubuntu are probally the same so try 
> this, go to System > Administration and choose Login Window, you will 
> be asked for your user password, then when the login preferences box 
> appears, go to the Security tab.
>
> About half way down you will see a box, Allow local system 
> administrator login, tick that box and then close the preferences box.
>
> Then go to System > Administration and choose, Users and Groups, click 
> on root and go to properties, half way down the box you will see, set 
> password by hand, enter a root password and click ok after you have 
> entered the password twice, then close.
>
> You should now be able to log out as User and then login as root 
> giving your password you have just set.
>
> Hopefully if Xubuntu and Ubuntu are the same in this area, you should 
> now have root access with the GUI.
>
> Regards ..... Peter
>
>
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