Ubuntu :: Error Setting Value: Can't Overwrite Existing Read-only Value
May 12, 2010
I've used gconf-editor to disable the "show_desktop" feature of Nautilus to get multiple wallpapers to work, but now want my icons back. But I can't:
Code:
warnec@lucidL:~$ LANG=C sudo gconftool-2 --type bool --set /apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop 'true'
Error setting value: Can't overwrite existing read-only value: Value for `/apps/nautilus/preferences/show_desktop' set in a read-only source at the front of your configuration path
It does neither work with gconf-editor. It says this key is "protected from writing"
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Mar 8, 2011
I try to write to a file "date > file" but Linux says 'cannot overwrite existing file'. I tried chmod 755 but still cannot write to the file. What should I do?
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Apr 15, 2011
I run a command in a Linux terminal, the result was written to the desied folder. After I modified the command and rerun it. The old files are still there and not overwritten at all. Only it is successfull after I deleted the old files and run the command.
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Jan 8, 2011
I have reinstalled XP and conseqently messed up Grub and lost Ubuntu. I am trying to do a fresh install but the installer insists on trying to overwrite the whole disk. I downloaded the alternate instal ISO as this has got over this problem in the past but this also wanted to overwrite the whole disk. It recognises the Sata Raid array as being nfts (this is my main data disk) but it doesn't recognise the existing partitions on my main disk:
18G windows
18G Old Ubuntu
113G nfts data disk
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Dec 16, 2009
I created a Symbolic link for ifstate from /etc/network/run to /var/run (/var/run is mounted as tmpfs) and I can write to and from the file perfectly fine, but when trying to start the network I get "Failed to overwrite statefile Read only file-system". I double checked permissions to see if that was the problem, but it does not appear to be
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Aug 12, 2010
I have 2 750GB harddrives with multiple NTFS and ext3 partitions and have just added two empty 1.5TB drives (with WD Advanced Format Technology) to the computer. I have several external drives of various capacities for temporary data storage. My final objective is to have two mirrored RAID arrays that I can access with both Ubuntu 10.04 and Windows Vista (which I still need for applications that aren't supported by WINE), and I'm trying to find out how to do this.
At the moment, the 1.5TB disks are mirrored in the BIOS settings, and I was able to add a blank NTFS partition to the array using GParted. However, I am now unable to mount any of my partitions (other than the Ubuntu one) and cannot use GParted to copy a partition to the RAID array (I get a generic resource in use message, but I have no other applications open and am opening GParted after a fresh boot).
My Ubuntu install is heavily customized, so I would prefer not to reinstall it if at all possible. If it matters, the OS was not installed as 10.04, but was updated incrementally over time, starting at Hardy Heron. I initially did an apt-get install of dmraid and kpartx after reading [URL]
For some reason, my 750GB drives are recognized as belonging to a broken RAID array even though they are not set up that way in BIOS.
HD configuration:
sda: (I cannot mount any of these partitions )
1: ext3 (Debian Installation)
2: ntfs (Vista Installation)
3: ntfs (Data)
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May 19, 2011
i can upload and download things from/to my ftp server but when i want to Overwrite a file it shows me that:
PHP Code:
error 550 server.cfg: Overwrite permission denied
What can i do i gave premmision to download and upload so whats the problem
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Apr 23, 2011
I have a Pentium 4 HP laptop with Linux only OS, Xubuntu 10.04 LTS
I hadn't powered this one up in a long time and when I did, of course, the Update Manager informed me there were a LOT of updates (around 400 files) and of course I said OK.
It never quite completes, giving me an error message. Apparently two different packages are trying to over write each other's data.
The two packages that fail to update are
kdelib5-data and gnome-settings-daemon
and I really don't know what to do about it.
although isn't kde one desktop environment and gnome another? And Xfce yet a third?
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Jun 26, 2010
On an Apache2 server someone else setup, I have a folder with drwx--x--x permission and the php file can still write in the folder. But on my own setup, I need to set the same folder to drwx--x-wx. Inside the folder, I have a index.php that runs just by setting rwx--x--x but on my own setup, I need to allow read permission for others/group before it can run: rwxr-xr-x (or else I get a blank page). I tried changing the folder and files to root but it's the same.
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Apr 8, 2011
So I finally managed to get my Samba file server working () but now I have a question. On the server I have 4 folders, each being used for a certain topic. How would I set the folders as read only but not the contents, so that way remote users can read/write to the folder but can't delete or rename the folder itself? Also, if I restart the Linux box it will cease to show on the Windows Network unless I delete the Samba share and remake.
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Mar 21, 2010
I'm using ubuntu 9.10. I used the command:
root@aduait-laptop:~# sudo chown -R root:root /media/104B-FF96/Private to set the permissions of Private folder for root but it is giving error:
Code:
root@aduait-laptop:~# sudo chown -R root:root /media/104B-FF96/Private
chown: changing ownership of `/media/104B-FF96/Private/5.jpg': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/media/104B-FF96/Private/6.jpg': Operation not permitted
chown: changing ownership of `/media/104B-FF96/Private/7.jpg': Operation not permitted
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Mar 31, 2010
I am using sun micro system. We have installed fedora in that. I want to know how to give R/W permission to a external hdd...
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Dec 2, 2010
I changed my motherboard battery last night, and now get "Read Error" on booting to Ubuntu, on dual boot system. This is the most frustrating thing in an otherwise great operating system. It is the second time I have encountered this issue (last time was a change of power supply). I fixed it last time after three days of re-loading Grub2 and playing around Grub 2 updates, etc. Fixed it eventually, but as usual, no idea of what eventuality fixed it. I think I found a web page buried deep in the 'net, which talked about device.map. Do you think I can find it again - not yet - day 2 searching for the answer... This is what the grub script tells us:
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Sep 24, 2009
I've installed CentOS 5.3+ xampp 1.7.2 (apache,proftpd and php5) +postgresql 8.4. And some strange errors appear from time to time, but can't reproduce it by wish. For example client opens a webpage on CentOS, the page can be open many times, but in some moment browser gives error as for non-existing page and when I check lampp's logs, there is only a record in error_log "[notice] child pid NNNN exit signal Segmentation fault (11)".
Or another example: client opens ssh-connection and ftp-connection. When ftp-connection got timed out and server closes it, ssh-connection unexpectedly gets closed the same moment without any errors in logs. And again it happens not everytime, but cannot be related to physical network because the same server on the same network with Fedora never had such errors. Possibly xampp-1.7.2 is not too compatible with CentOS 5.3? How to get more info from system in this case?
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May 10, 2010
I have just installed Ubuntu 10.04LTS however when I attempt to boot the HDD I get the following error message
Read Error
Thats it nothing else, I am able to boot a USB installed version of Ubuntu 10.04LTS no proble. I can boot a Live CD of the same version no problem but when I installed it to the hard drive it just seems to fall over. I've tried adjusting the boot order, putting the HDD first and removing everything else but no joy. Im a linux n00b so no idea what to do next apart from go back to windows.
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Jun 23, 2010
I have an existing unix user that some how didnt make it into the copy over to our LDAP server. How do I add an existing unix user to an existing LDAP directory? Will ldapadd work? I was under the impression ldapadd required an ldif file to work properly.
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Mar 15, 2010
I don't know the format of these old floppie disks, ive tried
Code:
PC8-248suse:~ # file -s /dev/fd0
/dev/fd0: ERROR: cannot read `/dev/fd0' (Input/output error)
how i can go about reading this data?
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Oct 14, 2010
OpenSUSE 11.3, openssl was just updated with YAST (to see if there is any fix available but not)
# openssl version
OpenSSL 1.0.0 29 Mar 2010
# openssl -genrsa -des3 -out ca.key 4096
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Feb 7, 2011
What just happened was that I was experiencing some serious blue screen errors in Windows all of a sudden, so I loaded up my recovery partition for windows, and ran the "Restore complete system function". At some point, it had to restart, and I got the BIOS error "Unable to detect operating system". Eventually I got openSUSE to work again by reinstalling it using my DVD. However, now, whenever I load my windows partition, I get a windows error that says it cannot configure Windows on my hardware! The furthest it gets is a blue Windows screen that says "Please wait while Windows continues to configure your hardware."
My windows version is Vista, and I use openSUSE 11.3 as my primary partition. My question is this: How can I re-install Windows onto my partition? I have a recovery partition setup still, but I'm afraid that the Restore Complete System function will mess with my linux partitions again!
All I want Windows for is to play WoW! Running WoW through Wine is fail on my laptop for some reason, its far too slow and problematic. Please help me... some Linux forums just trashed me for using Windows at all, but its my only option available for my particular spec of computer to play this game, so that type of advice doesn't help me much. Feasible alternatives to a Windows partition would be nice, but Wine clearly doesn't work for me like I desire.
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Mar 5, 2010
I've been using Kate for a while without any problems.
However, today I tried to install Kedit.
Then I got this message:
"There was an error setting up inter-process communications for KDE. The message returned by the system was:
Could not read network connection list. /home/mikeb/.DCOPserver_XXX__0
Please check that the "dcopserver" program is running!"
Then I uninstalled Kedit, hoping that the damage would be undone.
However, Kate still shows the same message upon startup.
So I reinstalled Kate, and got the same thing.
What did the Kedit installation mess up, and how I can I fix it so I can use Kate again?
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Jul 16, 2010
I am fully aware that these following photo's are not all required for a full understanding of my issue, but I will post them regardless. Checklist to see if my computer meets best results possible for the installation. Screenshot.jpg These photos showing here are where I plan on Installing Ubuntu
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NOTE: The installation has started, but only to shortly be stopped by my error message.
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This is my ERROR!!! message
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No matter what I try to click on, the window simply ignores the command, regardless of the amount of times I issue the command.
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Jan 26, 2010
I tried to install ubuntu 9.04 from wubi in windows 7 ultimate today. But it failed. I met a problem when installing: An error has occurred setting the element data. The request is not supported. The detailed information in installation log file is:
>>stdout=
01-26 13:29 DEBUG TaskList: # Cancelling tasklist
01-26 13:29 DEBUG TaskList: New task modify_bcd
01-26 13:29 ERROR root: Error executing command
>>command=C:WindowsSystem32cdedit.exe /set {d29666c7-0a4d-11df-a945-002268e2b352} device partition=I:
>>retval=1
>>stderr=An error has occurred setting the element data.
The request is not supported.
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The request is not supported. I tried to use bcdedit /set <GUID> device partition=I: manually, but still have the same error.
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Jul 8, 2011
I am new to Linux. I have installed RHEL 5.4 on my PC with preloaded Windows XP.
Windows was set as the first boot kernel. So if i do not choose which OS to be loaded it will load Windows by Default.
Today I got an error saying GRub Loading Stage2 read error.
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Feb 20, 2011
I'm moving a few computers around and recently installed via USB drive 10.04LTS onto a machine (Dell Vostro 220 with 1TB hard drive) that previously had mythbuntu and Vista dual booting. I'm still dual booting to Vista.Since installing 10.04 I've been getting an error in the boot that drops me to a shell from grub. After working my way into the painfully slow system. I get this with update-grub:
Code:
Generating grub.cfg ...
error: cannot read from `/dev/sda'.
error: cannot read from `/dev/sda'.
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-28-generic
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Jan 7, 2010
I have a weird issue that I have not seen on any forum. My jaunty on DELL studio laptop seems connected to net, but I can not access any network service (ssh, firefox etc.). But when I connect a cable the cable lights blink as it should be and in wireless connection my wifi light blinks.
It was working 2 days ago without problem, and I have not done big changes recently.I removed and reinstalled network-manager and network-manager-gnome. Nothing changed. I see a message in each restart as follows (when Openafs is starting). I can reproduce it with "/etc/init.d/openafs-client restart"
Code:
ADVISEADDR:error in specifying interfaces: no existing ip interfaces found
#lspci
Code:
04:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5100
08:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5784M Gigabit Ethernet PCIe (rev 10)
#lshw -c network
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Jul 1, 2011
I've had this happen twice. I get this after the grub screen (after I select which mode), it hangs, then says "error: can't read from file .... press any key to continue". I press a key, and it just sits there. I've tried two installs, it booted after the second, but once I activated the broadcom driver, it did it again. So I had to re-install, again.how to prevent that from failing again?
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May 4, 2010
I've just install Ubuntu 10.04 on my machine and I have a problem with apache, when i try to browse localhost I get this error
Quote:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server. Apache/2.2.14 (Ubuntu) Server at localhost Port 80
I now that is an old problem, but i didn't find a working solution on web.
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Jul 12, 2010
I've rebooted my system like 30 minutes ago...and all the sudden I get the error related the that program in ubuntu 8.04 that checks the disk after reboot for bugs an stuff like that. The error is caused by "read only system" mode. It can't write anything onto the HDD. I can't even change /etc/fstab file with nano or anything else. Btw is server edition. I mean when I want to save the file (fstab) same damn thing read-only system how can I change that?
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Sep 12, 2010
So my hard drive crashed. (i was running Linux 10.4)so i put in another hard drive, installed Ubuntu 10.4, and on boot up i get that error. I've tried reinstalling it with the server edition. different hard drives. all I get is that message.
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Apr 19, 2011
I have a flash drive that I tried to drag a file to for printing later. I got error messages that this was a read only drive. I have 2 other flash drives that work. How can I make this usable again? Yeah Yeah why don't I just use one of the others you ask? well I can/did but I want to know if this one can be fixed as well.
I have the latest Ubuntu updates
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