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How can I move a file to another user?
Both write and execute on the directory in question and write in any files your overwriting. The easiest way is to sudo mv /dir1/file /dir2/file but you should probably read Quick and Dirty Guide to Linux File Permissions first.
How to give user access to directory in another?
If you don’t mind everybody else having read+exec access to the parent directories, you may be happy with a chmod o+rx on those directories, or you will have to chgrp those directories as well and chmod g+rx. Or… OR… you can use… POSIX ACLs !
Do you need permissions to access a directory?
More precisely, along the path a user takes to reference a filesystem object, all directories in-between must have execute permission set for him.
Do you need to provide a trailing slash on directory names?
Generally you don’t need to provide a trailing slash on directory names. Reading your comments, if you find that you’re still getting a “no such file or directory” error, it may be that your source directory, test_db has already been moved into the target test_db directory (giving you /var/lib/mysql/data/test_db/test_db/… ).
How to copy files from one user to another in Sudo?
As a security measure, sudo will close all file descriptors except 0, 1, and 2; however, that’s all you need in this case (you can explicitly allow inheritance for more file descriptors): For a more generic solution with possible metadata preservation, you can put the output of something like tar or cpio on your sudo process’s stdin:
How can I move my home directory to another drive?
Generally, you’ll just need to go into the partitioning options, create a separate partition, and mount it at “/home”. But, if you’ve already installed a Linux distribution, you can use these instructions to move your current home directory to a new location without losing anything or reinstalling your operating system.
How do I create a home directory in Linux?
By the way, if you’re installing a Linux system from scratch, you’ll probably see an option to create a separate home directory in your Linux distribution’s installer. Generally, you’ll just need to go into the partitioning options, create a separate partition, and mount it at “/home”.