On 2012/09/09 19:02, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
On 09/09/2012 09:02 PM, Roger wrote:
On 09/10/2012 10:29 AM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote:
On 09/09/2012 08:26 PM, Doug wrote:
Just become root (su -) and edit the file.
Several folks have answered this: you have to access the editor
from the command line. Even if it's a GUI editor. So if you want to
use gedit, or Kate, you'd have to go to a terminal, and become root,
either by su > password > Kate, or sudo Kate. Then find and open
the file and edit it, and save it.It should save OK, since you were
running in root.
--doug
As a matter of curiosity, have you set up sudo?
sudo allows one to perform certain root commands as if root.
Once set up, the command sudo gedit /etc/filename would ask for the user
password and grant root access to edit the file.
Roger
You are correct, Roger, but some distros do not include sudo (and sudoers
and visudo) in their regular repos. I believe that
this is unfortunate, and it may be possible to suss out a way to obtain them
then, but it is necessary for some users to
know the su system of using root capability. (I am forbidden by the
purveyors of the distro I use from going into any
greater detail.)
--doug
After "thumbing" through the guide I was so graciously directed to by Doug, I
was able to accomplish everything I needed done....I'm right now sitting down
with a steaming mug of coffee, and I'm about a fourth of the way through
Chapter 4....interesting reading indeed!...
EGO II
That's interesting, I did not know that some distros don't include sudo, etc.
I do agree that being root is a good thing at times, but is fraught with
dangers galore for the unwary. I can understand why they don't want it public
knowledge, youch!
Roger
Which is the complete opposite of a Windows mentality....in that universe
whomever installs the OS IS the administrator.....which isn't always the best
decision out there.....
Actually with Windows 7 (and apparently Vista, too) it is more like you
are logged in to an account that is more or less sort of (and more weasel
words) equivalent to a Linux account in the wheel group for running sudo.
You CAN do "most" "root" commands; but, you must perform a GUI based
equivalent of sudo first. You can even log into a "sort of root" account
by running the command prompt as administrator. By default you run as a
standard user as in modern Linux setups. (And, yes, this is just as
annoying to serious experienced Windows users on Windows 7 as it is for
serious experienced Linux users on a Linux distro.) It IS, however, worlds
safer when considering malware or clumsy-wetware.
{^_^}
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