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Deleting an accidently created file in root location?

Asked by Simon Cahill

Hello, community!

I'm devving for Android, and as some of you know, I need to setup USB access rights... (file.rules)

Well, I accindently created a folder, named 51-android.rules instead of a file named 51-android.rules
so I'm fustrated... I can't delete the folder -.-" And, can someone also tell me, how to use the su command? I'm new to Ubuntu ^^

LG Simon

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Barry Drake (b-drake) said : 		#1

The quick and easy way might be to use a root file browser. Do gksudo nautilus and you can browse to the root of the filesystem and should be able to delete from there. If not, take a look at the directory's permissions and alter if needed.

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James Plate (james-plate-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#2

For an individual command like removing that folder you created sudo would be used.

sudo rm -r /path/to/your/directory

If you wish to have a login shell session with root privleges you can use sudo -i, either with a command or without.

The preferred method of starting graphical applications with root privleges is gksudo(gnome) or kdesudo(kde)

The use of su and setting a root password is discouraged in ubuntu. (some will suggest using 'sudo su', the above 'sudo -i' is the recommended method).

man sudo - even a quick browse through the man page will answer a number of questions about the uses.

Hope this helps.

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