Required to enter password every time I want to save a file in VSCode
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As I read around from a few threads here. I shouldn't run VSCode as root because it is dangerous. But every time I hit CTRL+S, I need to go down to the bottom right and click run as administrator and enter my password. Not just once, but every time I save a file. Even the same file that I already just saved 2 seconds ago.
I'm saving the files in a folder on my desktop: ~/Desktop/github.
Why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
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As I read around from a few threads here. I shouldn't run VSCode as root because it is dangerous. But every time I hit CTRL+S, I need to go down to the bottom right and click run as administrator and enter my password. Not just once, but every time I save a file. Even the same file that I already just saved 2 seconds ago.
I'm saving the files in a folder on my desktop: ~/Desktop/github.
Why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
permissions visual-studio-code
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
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asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
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Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49
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As I read around from a few threads here. I shouldn't run VSCode as root because it is dangerous. But every time I hit CTRL+S, I need to go down to the bottom right and click run as administrator and enter my password. Not just once, but every time I save a file. Even the same file that I already just saved 2 seconds ago.
I'm saving the files in a folder on my desktop: ~/Desktop/github.
Why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
permissions visual-studio-code
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
47.8k13116226
asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
101
As I read around from a few threads here. I shouldn't run VSCode as root because it is dangerous. But every time I hit CTRL+S, I need to go down to the bottom right and click run as administrator and enter my password. Not just once, but every time I save a file. Even the same file that I already just saved 2 seconds ago.
I'm saving the files in a folder on my desktop: ~/Desktop/github.
Why does this happen and how can I avoid it?
permissions visual-studio-code
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
47.8k13116226
asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
101
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
47.8k13116226
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
47.8k13116226
edited May 26 at 15:01
Zanna
47.8k13116226
47.8k13116226
asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
101
asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
101
asked May 26 at 13:42
Thomas Charlesworth
101
101
Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49
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Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49
Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49
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You do not own the directory "github"
Open a terminal
cd Desktop
chown $USER:$USER github
... and you can save files in that directory. But do have a think about it 1st: who or what created it? Maybe you are not supposed to use that directory? Is it called github for a specific reason? I would assume VSCode would use "Documents".
answered May 26 at 15:37
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check ownership and permissions for that file.
ls -l
it will give you list of file, permision and ownership. Here is a example,
file list screen shot. If your user don't have ownership you can change it using
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER *folder_name*
or if you are in user group (like www-data) and your user group own files but you can't do changes, you have to change permission level to 775, by doing this.
sudo chmod +775 *file_name*
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
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active
oldest
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active
oldest
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up vote
0
down vote
You do not own the directory "github"
Open a terminal
cd Desktop
chown $USER:$USER github
... and you can save files in that directory. But do have a think about it 1st: who or what created it? Maybe you are not supposed to use that directory? Is it called github for a specific reason? I would assume VSCode would use "Documents".
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
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up vote
0
down vote
You do not own the directory "github"
Open a terminal
cd Desktop
chown $USER:$USER github
... and you can save files in that directory. But do have a think about it 1st: who or what created it? Maybe you are not supposed to use that directory? Is it called github for a specific reason? I would assume VSCode would use "Documents".
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
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up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
You do not own the directory "github"
Open a terminal
cd Desktop
chown $USER:$USER github
... and you can save files in that directory. But do have a think about it 1st: who or what created it? Maybe you are not supposed to use that directory? Is it called github for a specific reason? I would assume VSCode would use "Documents".
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
You do not own the directory "github"
Open a terminal
cd Desktop
chown $USER:$USER github
... and you can save files in that directory. But do have a think about it 1st: who or what created it? Maybe you are not supposed to use that directory? Is it called github for a specific reason? I would assume VSCode would use "Documents".
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
answered May 26 at 15:37
Rinzwind
195k25374506
195k25374506
add a comment |Â
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
check ownership and permissions for that file.
ls -l
it will give you list of file, permision and ownership. Here is a example,
file list screen shot. If your user don't have ownership you can change it using
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER *folder_name*
or if you are in user group (like www-data) and your user group own files but you can't do changes, you have to change permission level to 775, by doing this.
sudo chmod +775 *file_name*
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
check ownership and permissions for that file.
ls -l
it will give you list of file, permision and ownership. Here is a example,
file list screen shot. If your user don't have ownership you can change it using
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER *folder_name*
or if you are in user group (like www-data) and your user group own files but you can't do changes, you have to change permission level to 775, by doing this.
sudo chmod +775 *file_name*
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
add a comment |Â
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
check ownership and permissions for that file.
ls -l
it will give you list of file, permision and ownership. Here is a example,
file list screen shot. If your user don't have ownership you can change it using
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER *folder_name*
or if you are in user group (like www-data) and your user group own files but you can't do changes, you have to change permission level to 775, by doing this.
sudo chmod +775 *file_name*
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
check ownership and permissions for that file.
ls -l
it will give you list of file, permision and ownership. Here is a example,
file list screen shot. If your user don't have ownership you can change it using
sudo chown -R $USER:$USER *folder_name*
or if you are in user group (like www-data) and your user group own files but you can't do changes, you have to change permission level to 775, by doing this.
sudo chmod +775 *file_name*
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
answered Aug 20 at 18:23
Emalsha Rasad
513
513
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Where do you attempt to save the files?
– vidarlo
May 26 at 13:47
Just a folder on the desktop thomas@thomas-desktop:~/Desktop/github
– Thomas Charlesworth
May 26 at 13:49