Thanks, though I am aware of most of the nuances of using "su." Admitted newbies (like me!), however, sometimes need to be very explicit about what we do. Many people learn best with visual reinforcement, and explicitly typing " - root" and seeing the prompt change can be very helpful to folk who are just making the transition to Linux. Again, thanks. >-----Original Message----- >From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] On >Behalf Of Robert P. J. Day >Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 2:35 PM >To: psyche-list@redhat.com >Subject: RE: newbie having problems editing files > >On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Charles Johnson wrote: > >> You have probably been asked this numerous times, sorry if so... >> >> But is this the command you use to get root access: >> >> su - root >> >> When you cd to /etc/samba are the permissions on smb.conf 644? > >just doing a regular "su" will still let you edit root-protected >files -- you don't need root's environment just to do that. there >must be something else going on here. > >rday > >p.s. in your above example the argument "root" is optional. > > > >-- >Psyche-list mailing list >Psyche-list@redhat.com >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
