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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!samba.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!bug.rahul.net!rahul.net!a2i!ns2.mainstreet.net!news.PBI.net!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.anet-dfw.com!usenet From: handyman@axxcess.net (shaun.) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: help a novice. Date: Mon, 01 Jul 1996 06:13:25 GMT Organization: Anet Lines: 16 Message-ID: <31d76be1.5965182@news.axxcess.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 206.103.92.59 X-Newsreader: Forte Agent .99d/32.182 Okay, as the subject says, i know very little about UNIX, but i am learning, so if you could answer the below stupid questions, i would be enormously appreciative: 1. How do I change the permissions? I am the administrator, but i can not even make a directory, nor download a file. 2. What command do i use to access the floppy drive (a:)?? 3. Is there an online guide for the stupid? That would be cool... thanks, shaun