Hello, I just wanted to find out how I can copy a very important file into the /usr/lib directory without getting the message: You don't have the permission to change this directory. How do I get "root access" Sorry, I am a complete Linux newbie. Thanks for any help.

Open a terminal window and su to root: At the command prompt enter: su. Enter the root password when requested. Copy example1,dat to the /usr/lib directory: cp -t ./example1.dat /usr/lib This example assumes the file to be copied is located in the current directory (./). This command copies (cp) with the last argument as a directory (-t) the source file (example.dat) to the destination (/usr/lib). For more complete information on the cp command: man cp or: info cp HTH, Ernie Registered Linux User 247790 ICQ 41060744