accessing Desktop from Root directory

Question

I was using aircrack-ng package in my ubuntu 15.04. This package works only under root privileges. Now I want to save .cap file on my desktop using airodump-ng package but everytime I do, it throws an error

-bash: cd: Desktop/: No such file or directory

Please let me know how can I access Desktop from my root directory. I am using "sudo -i" to become the root.

Solution

~ is a shortcut to your home directory. So you'd type cd ~ to get to your home directory, or cd ~/Desktop to get to your desktop.

However, if you've used sudo su to become root, this won't work - it'll take you to root's home directory.

cd /home/<your username>/Desktop will always take you to your desktop folder if you have access permissions. I'm not sure if there's a faster way while logged in as root.

Comments

[dexter]

I am using "sudo -i" to become the root and still not working.

[SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica]

sudo -i still sets you as root, and your home directory is still /root.

[dexter]

but I am unable to write data on my Desktop from root directory.

[SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica]

@dexter, what error do you get? Or where does it write to, if it succeeds?

[dexter]

My error is same as the mentioned in the question and I intend to write on the Desktop which is the normal Desktop of our computer.

[SomeoneSomewhereSupportsMonica]

@dexter then you still aren't using the correct command. Use the command at the start of the third paragraph.