Did I get a virus or the HD is dead?

[anette]

Mark,
Yes, skype is on the application panel.
What I ment, it was how I could use Skype from my "old account" because I had tanked some money for connecting to land lines. I guess I have to tank again on my new one.
Thanks. Anette

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

As far as I'm aware if you log into Skype using the old username and password, any money you've paid should still be there.

If not, let me know and we'll try moving the old .Skype directory to the new account and see what happens.


Firefox bookmarks etc.

Whilst logged onto the gustavo59 account and with Firefox CLOSED, open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run:

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mv -v ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla-old

then:

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cp -vr /home/hanne/.mozilla ~/.mozilla

Now open Firefox .. are al your bookmarks etc. now in the new account ?


To copy any other documents etc. .. it will probably be easier to copy these through the file manager (nautilus)

Open a terminal and run:

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nautilus /home/hanne

A file manager window will open in the OLD home directory .. copy whatever you want from there to the new home directory .. but ONLY from the Documents, Downloads, Music, Video, etc. directories .. in other words DO NOT copy anything (file or folder) that starts with a "."


Can you also whilst logged onto the new gustavo59 account, send the output from:

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groups

so I can check the new account is in the sudo group.

.

[anette]

Mark,
Here is the terminal to firefox :

gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ mv -v ~/.mozilla ~/.mozilla-old
'/home/gustavo59/.mozilla' -> '/home/gustavo59/.mozilla-old/.mozilla'
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ cp -vr /home/hanne/.mozilla ~/.mozilla
'/home/hanne/.mozilla' -> '/home/gustavo59/.mozilla'
cp: kan ikke tilgå '/home/hanne/.mozilla': Adgang nægtet     ( DENIED LOG IN)

It has NOT been allowed.

Here is the terminal to groups:

gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ groups
gustavo59 adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape dip video plugdev fuse lpadmin admin sambashare

About skype,it worked fine. I could log with my username and pasword and everything was there.

When the pc is turn on, what shall I do to log onto my new account (gustavo59)?
Wil be okay to delete the old account once I copy all my data in the new directory?
Many thanks Mark

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

OK, first you need to add the gustavo59 account to the sudo group ..

Log into the old account (hanne), open a terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run:

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sudo usermod -aG sudo gustavo59

Then log off, and log back on as gustavo59 .. now (WITH FIREFOX CLOSED) run:

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mv -v /home/gustavo59/.mozilla /home/gustavo59/.mozilla-old2

then

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sudo cp -vr /home/hanne/.mozilla /home/gustavo59/.mozilla

then

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sudo chown -R gustavo59:gustavo59 /home/gustavo59/.mozilla

Now check if Firefox has your bookmarks etc.

When the pc is turn on, what shall I do to log onto my new account (gustavo59)?

Why .. does it automatically log you into the hanne account ?

Wil be okay to delete the old account once I copy all my data in the new directory?

YES .. but DO NOT delete it until you're 100% SURE that the gustavo59 account is a member of the sudo group

Here's 2 way to check gustavo59 is a member of the sudo group:-

1) run:

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groups gustavo59

is sudo in the list ?

2) Whilst logged on as gustavo59 .. open a terminal and run:

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sudo gedit /opt/sudo-test.txt

SAVE that file and run:

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nautilus /opt

is there a file called sudo-test.txt in the file manager that just opened ?

[anette]

Thanks Mark,
Before proceeding on to the next step, I tried to copy the docs and folder onto a extern HD. Coping the docs was pain free but  i was not able to copy the folders with small videos (very shorts). Neither could be copied one at the time.The message is: "there is no enough place on the disk. (which is no true and i tried 2 hd to be sure)".
Another thing that I encounter it was that the system did not react as it happened when i logged onto using my old account name. I had to reboot several times.
How do I solve the problem with the folders?.
Thanks Mark and have a nice week end.Anette

Note: i tried to post this message and the pc hanged again

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Firstly, did you manage to add the gustavo59 to the sudo group ?

What's the output from:

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groups gustavo59

And have you got an Ubuntu 10.04 LiveCD (or LiveUSB) ?

Also, with your external HDD plugged in, can you post the output from:

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sudo fdisk -l

and can you tell me where the videos are in the old home folder.

[anette]

Hello Mark,

The bookmarks in firefox worked fine!

This is the output of terminal:
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ groups gustavo59
gustavo59 : gustavo59 adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape sudo dip video plugdev fuse lpadmin admin sambashare
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ sudo gedit /opt/sudo-test.txt
error: line 72922: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 107585: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 118041: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122327: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122464: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122464: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122513: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122550: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122550: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122619: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122619: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122629: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122629: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122657: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122657: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122678: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122678: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122679: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122679: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122704: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122704: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122707: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 122707: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141324: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141324: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141326: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141326: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141363: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141363: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141391: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141391: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141403: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141403: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141443: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141443: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141514: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141514: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141675: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 141675: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150491: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150491: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150816: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150816: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150826: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150826: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150877: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150878: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150878: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150892: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150892: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150919: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150919: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150988: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 150988: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151059: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151059: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151077: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151121: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151122: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151122: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151154: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151156: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151161: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151161: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151162: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151162: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151163: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151163: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151188: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151188: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151206: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151206: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151207: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151207: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151208: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151208: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151209: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151209: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151210: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151210: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151211: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151211: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151212: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151212: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151213: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151213: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151214: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151214: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151607: 0 is wrong flag id
error: line 151607: 0 is wrong flag id
As you see, there is something wrong and gustavo59 is a no member of the sudo group

When I turn on the pc,it does log me automatically into my old account (hanne) 

When logging into my new account ,on and off , I experience the same problem (nothing responds,just the network works) as I had with the old account (hanne).

I do not have Ubuntu 10.04 live CD (neither live)usb

here is the output of terminal
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ groups gustavo59
gustavo59 : gustavo59 adm dialout fax cdrom floppy tape sudo dip video plugdev fuse lpadmin admin sambashare
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$

gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for gustavo59:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 Gb, 160041885696 byte
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylindre of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000bd741

    Enhed Opstart   Start         Slut     Blokke   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       19087   153309184   83  Linux
/dev/sda2           19087       19458     2978817    5  Udvidet
/dev/sda5           19087       19458     2978816   82  Linux swap / Solaris
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$

The videos on my old account (hanne) are placed on my desk and on "home folders".

Thanks mark for your time.
Anette

[anette]

Mark,
I turned  the pc off and on again and the output of terminal with the usb hd connected is:
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ sudo fdisk -l
[sudo] password for gustavo59:

Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 Gb, 160041885696 byte
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylindre of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000bd741

    Enhed Opstart   Start         Slut     Blokke   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *           1       19087   153309184   83  Linux
/dev/sda2           19087       19458     2978817    5  Udvidet
/dev/sda5           19087       19458     2978816   82  Linux swap / Solaris

Disk /dev/sdb: 160.0 Gb, 160041885696 byte
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylindre of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x9a4e397d

    Enhed Opstart   Start         Slut     Blokke   Id  System
/dev/sdb1               1       19457   156288321    7  HPFS/NTFS
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$

Thanks.Anette

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

I'm getting lost here ..

Are you saying the NEW account doesn't work correctly either now ?

[anette]

mark,
Works fine but once in while, the process line does not respond.Neithe r do the on-off buttom so I have to shut down de pc using ctrl+alt+del.Anette

[SeZo]

mark,
Works fine but once in while, the process line does not respond.Neithe r do the on-off buttom so I have to shut down de pc using ctrl+alt+del.Anette

I still think it could be a filesystem error.
Could you post the output from the following (from Terminal):

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cat /etc/fstab

then

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df -h

then

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free -m

[anette]

Thanks SeZo,
Here you are;

gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique identifier
# for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name
# devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5).
#
# <file system> <mount point>   <type>  <options>       <dump>  <pass>
proc            /proc           proc    nodev,noexec,nosuid 0       0
# / was on /dev/sda1 during installation
UUID=1b61af08-7ca2-46a0-a131-fd9d23849881 /               ext4    errors=remount-ro,user_xattr 0       1
# swap was on /dev/sda5 during installation
UUID=9a19e52c-c718-42d1-b6fb-89cec84cbda9 none            swap    sw              0       0
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ df -h
Filsystem            Størr Brugt  Tilb Brug% Monteret på
/dev/sda1             144G   20G  118G  15% /
none                  493M  284K  493M   1% /dev
none                  497M  1,8M  495M   1% /dev/shm
none                  497M  300K  497M   1% /var/run
none                  497M     0  497M   0% /var/lock
none                  497M     0  497M   0% /lib/init/rw
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ free -m
             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
Mem:           993        811        181          0         71        358
-/+ buffers/cache:        381        611
Swap:         2908          0       2908
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$

Regards,Anette

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

Try this again:

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sudo touch /forcefsck

then run:

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ls -a /

if forcefsck is listed in the output .. REBOOT .. a file system check will be run at bootup (you should see it running as text at the bottom of the bootup splash screen).

If the file system check still doesn't run you're going to need a LiveCD/LiveUSB (preferably the same version of Ubuntu).

Beyond that, it may be a good idea to start "Disk Utility", select your hard drive, and click the "SMART Data" button .. and see if there are any reported errors.

[anette]

Thanks Mark,
Here you have the input from terminal:
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ sudo touch /forcefsck
[sudo] password for gustavo59:
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$ ls -a /
.     cdrom      home            lib         opt   selinux  usr
..    dev        initrd.img      lost+found  proc  srv      var
bin   etc        initrd.img.old  media       root  sys      vmlinuz
boot  forcefsck  .kde            mnt         sbin  tmp      vmlinuz.old
gustavo59@Gus-laptop:~$

When I reboot, it goes back to my old account (hanne) and then I have to reboot again. There is not a text file, just ubuntu telling me that is doing some check (100 % in a seconds).

Everytime I shut down from my new account ,it logs into my old account (hanne).

Still I can not move/copy videos from my old account to the usb HD.(Docs no problems) .

I run disk utility and the output was OK.

Thanks again for your support.Anette

[Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec)]

There is not a text file, just ubuntu telling me that is doing some check (100 % in a seconds).

That's the text I meant .. it ran fsck at bootup, that was the file system check running


OK, let's sort this autologin issue first .. then we'll get to the videos

1) Load the Gnome Administration utility by clicking on
System -> Administration -> Login Screen Settings

2) Unlock the window by hitting the "Unlock" button (you will be asked for your password)

3) Make sure "Log in as <<UserName>> automatically" is selected (and select gustavo59 from the drop-down list of users).

4) Click "Close".

Now reboot to test.

See here:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AutoLogin
Be sure to read the entry for 10.04


The other option would be to disable Auto login .. so you "Show the screen for choosing who will log in"


Let me know if that works, and we'll move on to the videos

..