Do not have permissions when saving picture

[iampuzzled]

If I upload a picture to my lappie and save it in Linux, when I next open it and try to 'save as' I get a message saying I do not have permissions for the task. I also notice when I view some pictures in my Linux Picture directory, some of them have a little padlock icon on them. These are the ones I cannot re save.

How can I fix this and stop the padlock appearing in the first place? TIA.

[WharfRat]

Can you paste back a listing of a locked picture with ls -lh thepicture.jpg and ls -lhd ../*

[sdibaja]

good idea warfrat. that will help see how to unlock the files.

@iampuzzled you should tell us what method you are using to upload the pictures.
It seems that you are probably acting as "root" when you are doing it, and only "root" has permission to mess with those files.

Are they coming from a camera or a phone?
What program are you using to upload?
I suppose you are using Cinnamon, that could make a difference too.

[Cosmo.]

I also notice when I view some pictures in my Linux Picture directory

I assume you mean the folder in your home. Time to check the ownership of your files (not only in the Picture folder:
Mark the following command and press ctrl-c

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

open a terminal and press ctrl-shift-V
Mark the complete result inclusive the command with the mouse and press ctrl-shift-C
In the forum click the Code-button (looks like </>) above the text edit box, than press ctrl-v.

Report in case, that there is no output.

[iampuzzled]

I also notice when I view some pictures in my Linux Picture directory

I assume you mean the folder in your home. Time to check the ownership of your files (not only in the Picture folder:
Mark the following command and press ctrl-c

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

open a terminal and press ctrl-shift-V
Mark the complete result inclusive the command with the mouse and press ctrl-shift-C
In the forum click the Code-button (looks like </>) above the text edit box, than press ctrl-v.

Report in case, that there is no output.

Sorry but that is just gobble degook to a user like me!

This is the message I get when trying to re save an existing picture or pdf. Pictures are taken on a camera, mailed to self, opened then 'saved as.' PDF is just downloaded then saved. Opened, re sized and try to save changes and same message displays.

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[Sir Charles]

Open a terminal and copy-paste

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

into it and press enter. If you get any output, copy-paste the output back here.

[Cosmo.]

Sorry but that is just gobble degook to a user like me!

What exactly? My advice has been used in the past by 100 + users. I intentionally do not use any special terms, but only things like press this key-combination or that, open a terminal, click a button. I am always ready to enhance my advice, but you must tell me, what you did not understand.

[iampuzzled]

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Open a terminal and copy-paste

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find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f

into it and press enter. If you get any output, copy-paste the output back here.

Sorry, that does not work?

[md419]

Try it like this ...

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marc@Onyx ~ $ find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
find: ‘/home/marc/.cache/dconf’: Permission denied
/home/marc/.config/gedit/accels
find: ‘/home/marc/.gvfs’: Permission denied

[Flemur]

and press enter. If you get any output, copy-paste the output back here.

Sorry, that does not work?

Press "enter".

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$ find $HOME ! -user $USER -type f
/home/username/bin/root_owns_me

[iampuzzled]

Sorry, those suggestions do not work. Here are the screenshots after the argument is typed in and <enter> pressed.

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