Why have all my files become read-only?
Okay so I was trying to install spotify onto my ubuntu...and I don't know what I did wrong, but I do not have spotify and all of my files have become read-only (everything in the file system has a padlock on it)!!! This means I cannot do anything in terminal without getting the error that it canot open anything because its a read only file system...any suggestions?
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Thanks for replying so fast! I tried to follow these instructions on terminal ..none of the stuff was working anyway
Debian
1. Add this line to your list of repositories by
editing your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
2. If you want to verify the downloaded packages,
you will need to add our public key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
3. Run apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
4. Install spotify!
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
Now i keep getting this error if I try and do a fsck: permission denied while trying to open /dev/sda1 you must have r/w access to the file system or be root.
I think the error happened when it kept telling me dev is not recognised so I tried to install devscripts...:( ...which was what someone else suggested (if you're having trouble installing spotify)
My history is just the following ..I was trying to do a screenshot but I cant save anything :(
24 vi/etc/apt/sources.list
25 deb
26 debc (spotify link) stable non-free
27 sudo apt-get install devscripts
28 debc http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
29 deb (spotify link) stable non-free
30 apt-get install debian-reference
31 yes
32 sudo apt-key adv--keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv-keys 4E9CFF4E
33 sudo add-apt-repository "deb (spotify link) stable non-fr
filesystem
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Okay so I was trying to install spotify onto my ubuntu...and I don't know what I did wrong, but I do not have spotify and all of my files have become read-only (everything in the file system has a padlock on it)!!! This means I cannot do anything in terminal without getting the error that it canot open anything because its a read only file system...any suggestions?
-
Thanks for replying so fast! I tried to follow these instructions on terminal ..none of the stuff was working anyway
Debian
1. Add this line to your list of repositories by
editing your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
2. If you want to verify the downloaded packages,
you will need to add our public key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
3. Run apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
4. Install spotify!
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
Now i keep getting this error if I try and do a fsck: permission denied while trying to open /dev/sda1 you must have r/w access to the file system or be root.
I think the error happened when it kept telling me dev is not recognised so I tried to install devscripts...:( ...which was what someone else suggested (if you're having trouble installing spotify)
My history is just the following ..I was trying to do a screenshot but I cant save anything :(
24 vi/etc/apt/sources.list
25 deb
26 debc (spotify link) stable non-free
27 sudo apt-get install devscripts
28 debc http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
29 deb (spotify link) stable non-free
30 apt-get install debian-reference
31 yes
32 sudo apt-key adv--keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv-keys 4E9CFF4E
33 sudo add-apt-repository "deb (spotify link) stable non-fr
filesystem
asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
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Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37
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Okay so I was trying to install spotify onto my ubuntu...and I don't know what I did wrong, but I do not have spotify and all of my files have become read-only (everything in the file system has a padlock on it)!!! This means I cannot do anything in terminal without getting the error that it canot open anything because its a read only file system...any suggestions?
-
Thanks for replying so fast! I tried to follow these instructions on terminal ..none of the stuff was working anyway
Debian
1. Add this line to your list of repositories by
editing your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
2. If you want to verify the downloaded packages,
you will need to add our public key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
3. Run apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
4. Install spotify!
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
Now i keep getting this error if I try and do a fsck: permission denied while trying to open /dev/sda1 you must have r/w access to the file system or be root.
I think the error happened when it kept telling me dev is not recognised so I tried to install devscripts...:( ...which was what someone else suggested (if you're having trouble installing spotify)
My history is just the following ..I was trying to do a screenshot but I cant save anything :(
24 vi/etc/apt/sources.list
25 deb
26 debc (spotify link) stable non-free
27 sudo apt-get install devscripts
28 debc http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
29 deb (spotify link) stable non-free
30 apt-get install debian-reference
31 yes
32 sudo apt-key adv--keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv-keys 4E9CFF4E
33 sudo add-apt-repository "deb (spotify link) stable non-fr
filesystem
asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
612
Okay so I was trying to install spotify onto my ubuntu...and I don't know what I did wrong, but I do not have spotify and all of my files have become read-only (everything in the file system has a padlock on it)!!! This means I cannot do anything in terminal without getting the error that it canot open anything because its a read only file system...any suggestions?
-
Thanks for replying so fast! I tried to follow these instructions on terminal ..none of the stuff was working anyway
Debian
1. Add this line to your list of repositories by
editing your /etc/apt/sources.list
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
2. If you want to verify the downloaded packages,
you will need to add our public key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 94558F59
3. Run apt-get update
sudo apt-get update
4. Install spotify!
sudo apt-get install spotify-client
Now i keep getting this error if I try and do a fsck: permission denied while trying to open /dev/sda1 you must have r/w access to the file system or be root.
I think the error happened when it kept telling me dev is not recognised so I tried to install devscripts...:( ...which was what someone else suggested (if you're having trouble installing spotify)
My history is just the following ..I was trying to do a screenshot but I cant save anything :(
24 vi/etc/apt/sources.list
25 deb
26 debc (spotify link) stable non-free
27 sudo apt-get install devscripts
28 debc http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
29 deb (spotify link) stable non-free
30 apt-get install debian-reference
31 yes
32 sudo apt-key adv--keyserver.ubuntu.com--recv-keys 4E9CFF4E
33 sudo add-apt-repository "deb (spotify link) stable non-fr
filesystem
filesystem
asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
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asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
612
edited Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
Hala
asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
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asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
HalaHala
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asked Jul 18 '12 at 11:56
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Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37
|
show 4 more comments
Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37
Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37
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Type ls -l in one of the padlocked directories to find out the permissions. You should be able to change them with chmod and chown (using sudo if not owned by your user) if they are wrong.
For example, if a file that should be writable says:
-r--r--r-- 1 user user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can give yourself write permissions using chmod ug+w file.ext.
If a file that belongs to you says:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can take control of it using sudo chown user file.ext.
Similarly chgrp to change the group (the second 'user' above) if that is wrong.
answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
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This can happen because there is a disk drive error. What you describe has happened several times to me. Your fstab will have an entry similar to this:
UUID=80e377f3-6e78-4126-aa93-35ee62b58272 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is an instruction to remount the drive read-only if there are errors.
In my case this was caused by faulty sata connections to the motherboard. I reseated the sata connector and the problem went away.
But the problem kept coming back and I finally solved the problem for good, by buying new, high quality sata cables that had a spring locking clip in the connectors. YMMV :)
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
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Type ls -l in one of the padlocked directories to find out the permissions. You should be able to change them with chmod and chown (using sudo if not owned by your user) if they are wrong.
For example, if a file that should be writable says:
-r--r--r-- 1 user user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can give yourself write permissions using chmod ug+w file.ext.
If a file that belongs to you says:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can take control of it using sudo chown user file.ext.
Similarly chgrp to change the group (the second 'user' above) if that is wrong.
answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
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Type ls -l in one of the padlocked directories to find out the permissions. You should be able to change them with chmod and chown (using sudo if not owned by your user) if they are wrong.
For example, if a file that should be writable says:
-r--r--r-- 1 user user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can give yourself write permissions using chmod ug+w file.ext.
If a file that belongs to you says:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can take control of it using sudo chown user file.ext.
Similarly chgrp to change the group (the second 'user' above) if that is wrong.
answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
otusotus
578621
add a comment |
Type ls -l in one of the padlocked directories to find out the permissions. You should be able to change them with chmod and chown (using sudo if not owned by your user) if they are wrong.
For example, if a file that should be writable says:
-r--r--r-- 1 user user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can give yourself write permissions using chmod ug+w file.ext.
If a file that belongs to you says:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can take control of it using sudo chown user file.ext.
Similarly chgrp to change the group (the second 'user' above) if that is wrong.
answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
otusotus
578621
Type ls -l in one of the padlocked directories to find out the permissions. You should be able to change them with chmod and chown (using sudo if not owned by your user) if they are wrong.
For example, if a file that should be writable says:
-r--r--r-- 1 user user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can give yourself write permissions using chmod ug+w file.ext.
If a file that belongs to you says:
-rw-rw-r-- 1 root user 4160 Jul 18 15:44 file.ext
You can take control of it using sudo chown user file.ext.
Similarly chgrp to change the group (the second 'user' above) if that is wrong.
answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
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answered Jul 18 '12 at 13:05
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This can happen because there is a disk drive error. What you describe has happened several times to me. Your fstab will have an entry similar to this:
UUID=80e377f3-6e78-4126-aa93-35ee62b58272 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is an instruction to remount the drive read-only if there are errors.
In my case this was caused by faulty sata connections to the motherboard. I reseated the sata connector and the problem went away.
But the problem kept coming back and I finally solved the problem for good, by buying new, high quality sata cables that had a spring locking clip in the connectors. YMMV :)
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
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This can happen because there is a disk drive error. What you describe has happened several times to me. Your fstab will have an entry similar to this:
UUID=80e377f3-6e78-4126-aa93-35ee62b58272 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is an instruction to remount the drive read-only if there are errors.
In my case this was caused by faulty sata connections to the motherboard. I reseated the sata connector and the problem went away.
But the problem kept coming back and I finally solved the problem for good, by buying new, high quality sata cables that had a spring locking clip in the connectors. YMMV :)
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
labnutlabnut
17416
add a comment |
This can happen because there is a disk drive error. What you describe has happened several times to me. Your fstab will have an entry similar to this:
UUID=80e377f3-6e78-4126-aa93-35ee62b58272 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is an instruction to remount the drive read-only if there are errors.
In my case this was caused by faulty sata connections to the motherboard. I reseated the sata connector and the problem went away.
But the problem kept coming back and I finally solved the problem for good, by buying new, high quality sata cables that had a spring locking clip in the connectors. YMMV :)
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
labnutlabnut
17416
This can happen because there is a disk drive error. What you describe has happened several times to me. Your fstab will have an entry similar to this:
UUID=80e377f3-6e78-4126-aa93-35ee62b58272 / ext4 errors=remount-ro 0 1
This is an instruction to remount the drive read-only if there are errors.
In my case this was caused by faulty sata connections to the motherboard. I reseated the sata connector and the problem went away.
But the problem kept coming back and I finally solved the problem for good, by buying new, high quality sata cables that had a spring locking clip in the connectors. YMMV :)
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
labnutlabnut
17416
answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
labnutlabnut
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answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
labnutlabnut
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answered Nov 28 '14 at 17:31
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Not possible to answer without knowing what you did to attempt installing spotify. Did you follow some guide you found on the net? do you have a link to it? Did you run commands in a terminal? if so, what were those commands?
– geirha
Jul 18 '12 at 12:13
You might have accidentally done a recursive chmod of sorts. Type in history to the terminal and post any commands you might have used to change permissions.
– Gibbs
Jul 18 '12 at 12:23
I edited the answer above... i'll post all the history too. thanks for getting back so fast
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:29
where i've put "spotify link" it refers to repository.spotify.com ...i cant post links more than twice..
– Hala
Jul 18 '12 at 12:35
take a look at askubuntu.com/questions/7489/…
– user827992
Jul 18 '12 at 12:37