[Linux] ElementaryOS - Files and folders are locked

[Drown]

Hello everyone,

 

I just installed ElementaryOS and I'm having a permissions problem. All the files inside root (/) are locked, there's a lock icon next to them and I can't write there.

It will only work if I open the File System as admin.

 

It's a problem when applications (like Sublime Text) try to create files or overwirte existing files, it will not let me.

 

How can I give my main user full access to, at least, the /var/www folder? 

 

I tried this : 

sudo chmod 777 /var/www

but it didn't work, the lock icon is still there and I can't write to this folder.

 

How can I give my current user permissions over that particular folder? 

 

Thank you for your help. 

[rtpb5642]

Hello everyone,

 

I just installed ElementaryOS and I'm having a permissions problem. All the files inside root (/) are locked, there's a lock icon next to them and I can't write there.

It will only work if I open the File System as admin.

 

It's a problem when applications (like Sublime Text) try to create files or overwirte existing files, it will not let me.

 

How can I give my main user full access to, at least, the /var/www folder? 

 

I tried this : 

sudo chmod 777 /var/www

but it didn't work, the lock icon is still there and I can't write to this folder.

 

How can I give my current user permissions over that particular folder? 

 

Thank you for your help. 

login as root in terminal

chown usernamegoeshere /var/www