Nonni Do as Root # ls -l /etc/wvdial.conf which will display the permissions. # chmod --help or # man chmod for general info. Then: # chmod +w /etc/wvdial.conf should make it writeable. Check with: # ls -l /etc/wvdial.conf Then again: # gedit /etc/wvdial.conf or as plain user: $ su su gedit /etc/wvdial.conf MarvS On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:42 PM, Nonni Jonsson <nonnijonsson@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello There > > Thanks for the link to wvdial, I am begining to understand this. > > In a terminal I wrote su wvdialconf and that worked except it wrote a > blank config file > > I should have written su wvdialconf /etc/wvdial.conf > > Now I have a blank config file, I have found it on the computer, that file > has a place > > to enter my personal information, deleting <> and have tried to > > enter my username and password but I do not have write permission even > though > > I am in with root. > > # gedit wvtest says permission denied > > su gedit /etc/wvdial.conf says permission denied even though I am in as > root > > does anyone know how to access this file ? > > Thanks :-) > Nonni >
