On Sat, 2002-11-30 at 18:09, David Mascot wrote: > As an example to my editing problems, > the following is a file I think I should > have access to but I can't seem to get in. > > [dmascot@localhost dmascot]$ su > Password: > [root@localhost dmascot]# /etc/fonts/fonts.conf > bash: /etc/fonts/fonts.conf: Permission denied > [root@localhost dmascot]# > > I also tried this: > > [root@localhost dmascot]# su - root > [root@localhost root]# /etc/fonts/fonts.conf > -bash: /etc/fonts/fonts.conf: Permission denied > [root@localhost root]# > ---- OK well that explains it You have to actually invoke an editor... emacs /etc/fonts/fonts.conf or vi /etc/fonts/fonts.conf or pico /etc/fonts/fonts.conf but without invoking a program, what you are actually trying to do is 'execute' the file which of course isn't an executable file and the error message is actually telling you that the executable bit isn't set. for example, ls -l /etc/fonts/fonts.conf -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7561 Sep 9 12:24 /etc/fonts/fonts.conf thus if it were executable, it would look like... -rwxr--r-- 1 root root 7561 Sep 9 12:24 but of course it isn't - use an editor Craig -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
