Ubuntu 20.04 lock symbol appears on system files due to security restrictions.
Ubuntu 20.04 lock symbol appears on system files due to security restrictions.
I'm looking to connect with you. This might help clarify why certain files seem encrypted.
1st column The initial letter D indicates whether the item is a directory or file. On the screenshot, Desktop, Documents, Downloads and lynis-1.3.8 appear as folders. If it equals a minus sign, it signifies a file. When it matches the small L character, it represents a link file. The subsequent 9 characters specify the file permissions. The first 3 characters denote ownership, the next 3 belong to the group owner, and the last 3 grant worldwide access.
View the identical content through a Terminal, similar to the images, by moving to the folder and running 'ls -l'.
I'm just trying to edit a document on my personal computer as I have been doing since I installed Ubuntu. Then the lock symbol appeared for an unknown reason. I already used those commands to verify the permissions were rwx. I've attached a screen shot. This is a NTFS volume. I tried changing the permissions and the lock symbol persists.
NTFS doesn't handle Linux file permissions, so chmod and chown won't work. Check if it's an SMB share or a Linux-mounted folder. If it's mounted, verify the mount uses appropriate permissions and isn't read-only.
Thank you for your feedback. The lock vanished without any effort from me, and opening a file showed a system crash warning. The frozen mouse click in Ubuntu seems related. Could you share some articles or guides on preventing system crashes? Also, since you're dual booting Windows 10, do you think another distribution would be better suited for your needs?
I didn’t notice I was there. My pictures are just checking the permissions from the root. Got any ideas for a new account?