I Can't access the root folder

Question

I do not have access to my root folder: Ubuntu says I do not have the necessary permissions to access it. I also cannot access lost + found, which gives me the same error message

Is there anyone here that can provide answers to these questions?

Answer 1

Yes, this is normal to Ubuntu and every Linux distributions. You can't access to the root folder because that folder is owned by root and it's user folder.

But, you can access that folder if you really want by using sudo -i command in the terminal. Be warned that, if you mess anything, it is your responsibility.

Also using nautilus by Pressing Super+F2 key and typing gksu nautilus

Changing permissions of root folder.

Assuming you want to change the permission of root user's home folder, which is /root folder, I would say, it is very bad idea to do so. Because, if you change the permission of root's home and you delete or modified some crucial file there, This may result in totally un-usable system. You may need to install Ubuntu from scratch.

But, if you really want it, the command is chmod:

sudo chmod -R 777 /root

will let you gain access to the /root folder. See the manual page for chmod command here.

To learn more about File permissions, Read this