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    I'd ask the system administrator or spaul just what in the devil spaul's passwords.txt file is doing in someone else's home directory. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 16:50
  • You might have better luck asking the owner of the home directory, who in many setups will generally be the only (unprivileged) person with write permission. (-: Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 19:19
  • @JdeBP it seems that the OP is the owner of the home directory, but the file in it is not accessible to them. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 19:43
  • I did ask the sys admin but he told me there is a way to solve it. "An easy puzzle to solve". @JdeBP- the file is on my home directory. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 21:55
  • Write permission on the directory roaima. Commented Sep 23, 2018 at 22:59