Changing permissions from a fedora13 boot usb stick

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I used to use ubuntu, but when i put my new system together I went for an ati graphics card. So now i cant get ubuntu to work. I've decided to use a fedora13 usb boot stick to access the 500gb worth of files I have on an ext3 partition, and i dont like using any of the ext-to-ntfs type programs. So I made the bootstick and it loads up fine but when i try to access some of the folders on my ext3 drive it says I dont have permission. On ubuntu you could change this either in the properties or by using 'sudo nautilus'. This doesnt work in fedora, is there another way? I dont want to install fedora, I just want to move the files off the ext3 and reformat the drive into ntfs.
 
Open a terminal, then navigate to the directory with your files in and run:

sudo chmod -R 777 *

This will wipe all permissions and allow you change whatever you wish.

Good luck!
 
When I try that I get this rather sarcastic message.

We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System
Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:

#1) Respect the privacy of others.
#2) Think before you type.
#3) With great power comes great responsibility.

liveuser is not in the sudoers file. This incident will be reported.
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You need to find out how out the password for the root user on the fedora live cd. Then type:

su -

and then

chmod -R 777 *

In the directory with your files as before.
 
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