Cannot create directory `/home/a/.config/openbox

Question

Hi All,
I'm trying to setup openbox because it is so highly recommended in Arch but I get this:
[a@Astudio ~]$ mkdir -p ~/.config/openbox/
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/a/.config': Permission denied
[a@Astudio ~]$ su
Password:
bash-3.2# chmod -R 755 /home/a/
bash-3.2# exit
exit
[a@Astudio ~]$ mkdir -p ~/.config/openbox/
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/a/.config/openbox/': Permission denied
[a@Astudio ~]$ su
Password:
bash-3.2# chmod -R 755 /home/
bash-3.2# exit
exit
[a@Astudio ~]$ mkdir -p ~/.config/openbox/
mkdir: cannot create directory `/home/a/.config/openbox/': Permission denied
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong.
Thanks,
Arthur
sorry about the double post!
Last edited by Frabato (2008-10-18 02:41:01)

Answer 1

Have you just installed Arch? Is there a chance that you're not the owner of your home directory? (check "ls -l /home/" to be sure... if not, chown it)
I don't know what else it could be but someone here will surely have an idea.