Questions related to read-only devices or permissions.
Questions tagged [read-only]
438 questions
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USB Read-Only Filesystem
I'm pretty confident in Linux now, but this USB stick is complaining of a read only file system, but I wrote to it in Windows 7 a minute ago, and there was no issues. I've tried all the suggestions from other posts, and all the things I can think…
john smith
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How to change "read-only" file at root prompt
Possible Duplicate:
How do I change file system in Ubuntu11.10 recovery mode to read-write mode
After blank screen, need to change some settings in xorg.conf
Logged in at root prompt through recovery mode.
Unable to change file read-only…
seren
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My microSD mounted read-only
I know this question has been asked a lot. I've tried all the solutions, such as formatting, reboot, remount, etc. But my microSD still read-only.
I have partitioned my Micro SD into 2 partitions and 1 of partition I mount it as /data in my android…
Marco98T
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Read Only Files in ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Like in the title, I have some problems with read & write rights.
In this location I can read only:Picture 1
I mention that in this location Ubuntu is installed, I use dual boot and in the past time I had rights to read & write.
On desktop I can do…
Paul Măduţa
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How can you delete a folder/file/etc. on a read only DVD+R?
I was trying to get my cd mounted (that problem got fixed), but I burned something to my cd as a test and now I can't get it off.
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installation failed!! says hdd is read only?
I had an old laptop and wanted to install ubuntu onto it, used my other pc running ubuntu to create a startup usb, booted from usb, chose install to hdd, chose erase erase disk and install ubuntu (used to have windows vista) it started installation,…
nolanglhr
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Files and folders became read only, cannot back up data
I need one urgent help.
I am using Ubuntu 12.10. My hard drive is only one year old.
Suddenly all of my folders and files became read only. After checking in Google, I came to know that this is something related to corrupt file system. I cannot…
cosmicraga
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Removing Package Error
Error shown on terminal:
sudo: unable to open /var/lib/sudo/jianyue/0: Read-only file system
W: Not using locking for read only lock file /var/lib/dpkg/lock
E: Unable to write to /var/cache/apt/
E: The package lists or status file could not be…
owl
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Read-only filesystem with corrupt Windows installation
My 1tb hdd is read-only. I followed the steps shown here
and got this output:
WARNING: blksize option is ignored because ntfs-3g must calculate it.
The disk contains an unclean file system (0, 0).
Metadata kept in Windows cache, refused to…
timtoy
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Stuck in read-only mode
I am new to Linux so please bear with me.
I run Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-155-generic x86_64) on a partition of my hard drive. Multiple things happened :
I filled up that partition while downloading a rather large file, as i got…
alpine
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How do I remount a file system as read/write in linux?
How do I remount a file system as read/write in linux from read only
needed for dev/sda6 ext4,
OS is Dual boot but window is not running
Ubuntu 22.04.1
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Ubuntu is acting weird since Stacer operation
I have Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS and everything was fine until I used Stacer's "System Cleaner" function. I selected "All" that means package caches, crash reports, application logs, application caches and trash. Then I hit the "cleanup" button (which I…
Kritter
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I need to run fsck on a remotely hosted Ubuntu 18.04 VM
I have a headless Odoo server running on Ubuntu 18.04 VM in a remote location run by Windows admins. My / is in a Read-Only state, so touching /forcefsck just replies back cannot touch...: Read-Only file system.
Are there any reboot parameters I can…
dayhox
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All drives mount read-only except primary ubuntu drive
Fresh Install 20.04. I dual boot with Window 10. When I boot to Ubuntu, my Windows HDD and other NTFS/exfat drives mount read-only. I tried modifying fstab, but no change. Is there any way to make these drives writable?
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Unable to delete read only file system in ubuntu 18.04
root@cd:~# sudo find / -iname 'mysql*' -exec rm -rf {} \;
find: ‘/run/user/1000/gvfs’: Permission denied
rm: cannot remove '/snap/core/8039/etc/apparmor.d/abstractions/mysql': Read-only file system
rm: cannot remove…
Naveen kumar
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