Moving "root" folders

**Spatcher** · 08-19-2005, 07:59 PM

Oky-doke, sorry for double-creating-threads but.... I just downloaded and installed rkhunter and it placed itself in the /home/username space. I don't want it there!!! I want it in my folder I just made called "/home/username/stuff"!!! Not "/home/username"!!!

(I would actually have it as an application under the list but that doesn't look like it is possible so....) How can I move it? It requires root access yes, but I log in as root, and duh! can't access my profile cause I'm root............ can I move it through the terminal?

**LoneWolf071** · 08-19-2005, 08:45 PM

ok, so you want it moved from /home/username to /home/username/stuff, just do

mv *.* ./stuff

but beware that that *.* will move everything, so try *.c, *.sh, as to not include the folder into the folder you want to move...

tgo · 08-19-2005, 10:16 PM

doesnt rkhunter make its own folder when its unpacked? if so just move (mv) that folder into stuff so you would have /home/username/stuff/rkhunter

also as a tip of prefernce most things like this would be placed in /usr/local

if you want a quick guide to rkhunter,chkrootkit and a good av for linux check my guide at

Linux Protection - Guide

**Spatcher** · 08-20-2005, 06:17 AM

Solved: Thanks guys

08-19-2005, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Moving "root" folders Oky-doke, sorry for double-creating-threads but.... I just downloaded and installed rkhunter and it placed itself in the /home/username space. I don't want it there!!! I want it in my folder I just made called "/home/username/stuff"!!! Not "/home/username"!!! (I would actually have it as an application under the list but that doesn't look like it is possible so....) How can I move it? It requires root access yes, but I log in as root, and duh! can't access my profile cause I'm root............ can I move it through the terminal? __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

08-19-2005, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
LoneWolf071 Be Free Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 840 OS: Windows XP, Linux	ok, so you want it moved from /home/username to /home/username/stuff, just do mv . ./stuff but beware that that . will move everything, so try .c, .sh, as to not include the folder into the folder you want to move... __________________ Suicide Command in Linux : rm -rf / ;) AIM:TheLoneWolf071@aim.com--If You Need Help, Don't Hesitate...

08-19-2005, 10:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
tgo Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 185 OS: slackware 10.1	doesnt rkhunter make its own folder when its unpacked? if so just move (mv) that folder into stuff so you would have /home/username/stuff/rkhunter also as a tip of prefernce most things like this would be placed in /usr/local if you want a quick guide to rkhunter,chkrootkit and a good av for linux check my guide at Linux Protection - Guide __________________ My new homepage:

08-20-2005, 06:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Solved: Thanks guys __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy