home folder permissions

This is more likely a general linux problem but here goes. I've tried a couple of the installers. When the installer asks where to put the game I indicate the directory "Games" in my home directory which is on a different partition from my linux OS. I can't install beyond this point because I get an error that the permissions are wrong and the game can't be installed in the requested directory. Do I need to change the permissions on the Games directory first before I can install? If so, to what?

Thanks,

cackerso

What filesystem is it?
Of course you need write permission, whats the output of

ls -ld ~/Games

The file system is ext 3

The output of ls -ld /Games is: drwxr-xrwx 9

filesystem is not the problem, who is the owner of this directory, has the user who is trying to install some game write permission?

OK here's the entire output of ls -ld

larry@mepis1:~$ ls -ld Games
drwxr-xrwx 8 larry users 4096 2008-10-31 23:23 Games
larry@mepis1:~$

I hope that's what you meant. I'll do a bit of reading on permissions in the meantime.

Actually I have different question. Couldn't I just use the installer as root and then there wouldn't be any problems with directory permissions?

Actually I have different question. Couldn't I just use the installer as root and then there wouldn't be any problems with directory permissions?

Bad and 'unsecure' workaround

Permissions look ok, maybe there is something wrong with the mount options. What does ' cat /proc/mounts | grep Games' say?
Can you create a file in the Games directory? Try: ' touch testfile ~/Games'

OK,

The result seems a bit odd to me but my linux experience is limited so I guess I shouldn't be surprised.

"cat /proc/mounts | grep Games" gives nothing.

Likewise "touch testfile ~/Games" does not create a file. I just get the prompt after I enter the command.

So there is no partition mounted to ~/Games
Sorry the touch call is wrong, it should be: 'touch ~/Games/testfile'

Hello again,

'touch ~/Games/testfile' does in fact create the file in "Games"

If you can create files then, the installer should be abled to create files too.
Are you running the installer as the same user who ran the touch command?

I agree it seems like I should. Does the installer need to be in any particular folder to run? I'll try another run at this coming weekend and post back here. Thanks for all of your help.

Nope, you can start the installer from everywhere you like and your user has access to