cannot copy and paste keyconfig.plist

[punkbohemian]

So, I managed to find the keyconfig.plist file and I tried to c/p the file to the AddOns folder. I supposedly can copy it, but it won't paste. Do I need to somehow change the permissions on that folder, or do some kind of sudo c/p command in the terminal? Thanks.

edit: wtg me...I managed to get an error message this time. Maybe it'll help

Error stating file '/proc/10598/cwd/oolite.app/Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist': No such file or directory

which is an odd error since I can see that actual file in that actual directory.

[Thargoid]

Open the original in a suitable text editor and then "save as" (or equivalent) to make a new copy in the correct place?

Also I think the wiki may be slightly wrong, on my system my personally configured keyconfig.plist resides in a Config folder under the AddOns directory rather than in the directory itself. Although it may be that it will work either way of course...

[punkbohemian]

Just tried it. Apparently, I do not have permission to save to that folder. I'm still a little new with Linux/Ubuntu, so I'm not 100% sure how to change permissions and there's some kind of "sudo save as" function, I don't know about it.

[DaddyHoggy]

Just tried it. Apparently, I do not have permission to save to that folder. I'm still a little new with Linux/Ubuntu, so I'm not 100% sure how to change permissions and there's some kind of "sudo save as" function, I don't know about it.

I'm not on my Ubuntu machine but from memory - run a terminal, cd to the directory ABOVE the one you want to be in, then do something like:

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sudo chmod u+w ./<name of the directory>

this should prompt you for your password and then will add write permission to the user (i.e. you) of the directory.

in fact if you do a

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ls -la

in the directory of the one you're trying to write in you'll see what the permissions for all the files and the directory are already - which may help (or it may not!!)

[punkbohemian]

did it, but it still won't let me save/paste. ls -la of addons (after that sudo command) gives me this:

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-06-04 16:35 .
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 2009-06-04 16:35 ..

[punkbohemian]

Ok, i got it working. it required chown, not chmod. Thanks for the help.

[DaddyHoggy]

Yup, after I could see from your ls -la that root was the owner of the file - I would have suggested a 'chown' (or you could have done chmod o+w) which would have given "other" (i.e. you) write permission.

Not sure which is safer though - changing ownership away from root is proably the best bet, which you have done.

[_ds_]

So, I managed to find the keyconfig.plist file and I tried to c/p the file to the AddOns folder. I supposedly can copy it, but it won't paste.

A file which can paste things? Something's not right there…

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Error stating file '/proc/10598/cwd/oolite.app/Resources/Config/keyconfig.plist': No such file or directory

which is an odd error since I can see that actual file in that actual directory.

Process 10598 has either changed its current directory or it has been terminated. That you can ‘see’ the directory contents is neither here nor there; it's stale information.

(Hint: ~/.Oolite/AddOns/Config)