linux file locks
linux file locks
so ok i dont know BEST way to explain this. but in linux mint 7 (very old version) i can boot up to nearly any computer. and delete, modify any file without having to go thugh the horur wait of giving "permissions" on windows, or able to delete a bad virus that cant be deleted when widnows is running. boot linux mint 7, fidn the offending file edit or destroy it. NOW however with like lkinux mint (and all linux) mint ubuntu eta above liek mint 8 or 9 there is a LOCK on the files and says "don't have permission" tyo do that, and read need "root access" to be able to do ANYTHIGN to the file (s) but the onyl way to get "root access" is to INSTALL the lunux! but i DONT WANT TO INSTALL i want to use the temp linux to modify or delete offending riles, or delete a windows.old without waiting triple time for wondows to giv e"permission" to delete it. HOW CAN I REMOVE the dang lock on a newer linux and be able to easily do it as if i woulddo in linux mint 7? hope i explained it good enugh to show exactly WAHT i am talkign about.
You can keep using Mint 7 for now, but eventually you'll need to upgrade because BIOS is getting outdated and UFEI is taking over. I've tried using sudo su when I find a newer Linux system, but sometimes the sudo rm command doesn't work as expected. It seems like people are making it harder to update, which can be frustrating.
Consider turning off Windows Fast Startup and observe if it resolves your permission problem. If it’s active and identified, the Linux NTFS setup will secure the drive, necessitating root privileges to alter it.
It doesn't seem related to Windows at all. I checked Linux version 7 on the same machine as Linux 12 and 13, and it worked fine. However, version 12 has restrictions, which is why it's different from 7.
This seems connected to Windows systems, possibly involving BitLocker securing data. If it relates to Linux, it might involve Mint 7's limitations with newer Linux encryption methods. It could also pertain to secure boot or TPM features in BIOS/UEFI. For older setups, disabling certain security features might be necessary, but Linux Mint 20–20.3 should offer solutions.
In earlier versions, mounting was often required as read-write ('rw') mode. This method is now outdated and has been replaced by 'recover' and 'norecover'. The recover option attempts to mount a partition that wasn't properly unmounted by Windows, while norecover prevents mounting if the partition wasn't cleaned up correctly. By default, NTFS handles file permissions so that the user running the mount operation has full access—read, write, execute, and browse directories. If the target directory is owned by a different user or group, permissions will be denied unless the folder is set up with appropriate ownership.