I know that I can take ownership by CHOWN, but, what I want to know is why the ownership seems to default to root, and not the creator? This is a generic problem across all of my Linux machines so cannot blame one install specifically.
Inxi for this machine is unlikely to assist but, just in case
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System:
Kernel: 5.4.0-132-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0
Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una
base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal
Machine:
Type: Laptop System: TOSHIBA product: Satellite P70-A v: PSPLPA-01C002
serial: <filter>
Mobo: Type2 - Board Vendor Name1 model: Type2 - Board Product Name1
v: Type2 - Board Version serial: <filter> UEFI: Insyde v: 1.00
date: 05/02/2013
Battery:
ID-1: BAT1 charge: 46.5 Wh condition: 46.5/56.2 Wh (83%)
model: SANYO PA5024U-1BRS status: Unknown
CPU:
Topology: Quad Core model: Intel Core i7-4700MQ bits: 64 type: MT MCP
arch: Haswell rev: 3 L2 cache: 6144 KiB
flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx
bogomips: 38312
Speed: 977 MHz min/max: 800/3400 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 898 2: 899
3: 898 4: 898 5: 898 6: 902 7: 898 8: 902
Graphics:
Device-1: Intel 4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics vendor: Toshiba
driver: i915 v: kernel bus ID: 00:02.0
Device-2: NVIDIA GK107M [GeForce GT 745M] vendor: Toshiba driver: nvidia
v: 470.141.03 bus ID: 01:00.0
Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: modesetting,nvidia
unloaded: fbdev,nouveau,vesa resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce GT 745M/PCIe/SSE2
v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.141.03 direct render: Yes
Audio:
Device-1: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio
vendor: Toshiba driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:03.0
Device-2: Intel 8 Series/C220 Series High Definition Audio vendor: Toshiba
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:1b.0
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-132-generic
Network:
Device-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9565 / AR9565 Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Lite-On driver: ath9k v: kernel port: 5000 bus ID: 07:00.0
IF: wlp7s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Device-2: Qualcomm Atheros AR8161 Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Toshiba
driver: alx v: kernel port: 3000 bus ID: 0d:00.0
IF: enp13s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.02 TiB used: 743.54 GiB (71.3%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: HGST (Hitachi) model: HTS725050A7E630
size: 465.76 GiB
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: MK5075GSX size: 465.76 GiB
ID-3: /dev/sdc model: SSD 120GB size: 111.79 GiB
Optical-1: /dev/sr0 vendor: PIONEER model: BD-RW BDR-UD02D rev: 1.00
dev-links: cdrom,cdrw,dvd,dvdrw
Features: speed: 62 multisession: yes audio: yes dvd: yes
rw: cd-r,cd-rw,dvd-r,dvd-ram state: running
Partition:
ID-1: / size: 54.15 GiB used: 31.58 GiB (58.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sdc5
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 69.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 65 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info:
Processes: 274 Uptime: 2d 16h 19m Memory: 15.39 GiB used: 2.60 GiB (16.9%)
Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.17
inxi: 3.0.38