# File Manager Directory Permission

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/file-manager-directory-permission/22896>\
**Category:** SLED Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [July 27, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/file-manager-directory-permission/22896 "2012-07-27T21:21:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![scottjsn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@scottjsn](https://forums.suse.com/u/scottjsn)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/file-manager-directory-permission/22896/1 "2012-07-27T21:21:19Z")

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I connected an external hard drive via a USB. It worked fine until I installed IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5. Now, when I click on a directory, it does not open the sub-directory. So I need to reset the permission to read/modify then it allows me again.

I just wonder how this could happen? How to avoid it and how can I correct it?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/file-manager-directory-permission/22896/2 "2012-08-02T15:30:43Z")

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**Author:** ![malcolmlewis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/malcolmlewis/32/11375_2.png) [@malcolmlewis](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolmlewis)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2012, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/file-manager-directory-permission/22896/3 "2012-08-02T21:11:05Z")

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> [@scottjsn](#):
>
> I connected an external hard drive via a USB. It worked fine until I  
> installed IBM Websphere Application Server 8.5. Now, when I click on a  
> directory, it does not open the sub-directory. So I need to reset the  
> permission to read/modify then it allows me again.
> 
> I just wonder how this could happen? How to avoid it and how can I  
> correct it?

Hi  
When you plug the device in, run the following command and post the  
output;

```auto
mount
```

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