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HELP!

I'm new to Linux, in fact I just downloaded/installed DSL last night.
I like it, and I think it's gonna be a lot better for me when I learn how to use it, but I am having some basic issues right now.

I have somehow gotten locked out of some of my dirs. I am root, and I have access to /, but I cannot get into the /mine dir that I made. It's just a few subdirs in it right now, no files, but I want to use it for all my junk...

I checked permissions and I do not even have read access to it. I am unable to change these... I used the GUI and I used chmod, logged in as root and again as su, but I can't get access.

Can anyone please help me? I think Tux is laughing right now...
OK, I get get access to everything logged in as su from the ATerminal, but I cannot change priveleges from it so that I can use the files and directories from within Emelfm

I am trying to get complete permissions for /

If that's not possible, I'd at least like it for /mine

Thanks, any help appreciated
How did you set this up? Did you set it up in /home (/home/mine) or from / ? Something like that belongs in /home, but you should be able to access it as root/su regardless. You can change xIDs as root by right clicking on the directory in emelfm, scrolling to the permissions, and then clicking/unclicking the relevant boxes. For ease of use, though, I recommend you simply stick with being user DSL and nesting your personal directories in /home/dsl (/home/dsl/mine) and using su rather than logging in as root when you need to do something to the system. That will allow you to keep things separated without setting permissions (at least until you understand them). Really bad things can happen when you log in as root (or use su) and don't understand what you're doing, or if you ever forget that you're still logged in as root.
Quote (intel.ectual @ Mar. 18 2007,11:52)
I am trying to get complete permissions for /

Nuh uh. Don't do that. That's why you have root and user privileges. Keep them separate and you'll be happy.
Alright, so I need to set everything for my own use at "/home/mine" and dont mess with anything from "/" just for normal use.

Thanks, but if I do need permissions to "/" to do anything in the future, how can I get access? I can get it in BASH when I'm su or root, but I can't in emelfm...

Also, if I want to install programs, where/how do I do that?

For instance, I have NVu, a WYSIWYG HTML editor for Linux. How would I set this up?

Also, one more thing: How do I access a usb drive? Is it something like "/dev/usb"?
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