On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, 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]# The above line will attempt to execute the file, not edit it. The file does not have execute permissions set; even root cannot execute a file which does not have execute bits set. Root can read and write to a file which has 000 permissions, but cannot execute it. Try: vi /etc/fonts/fonts.conf after you have su'd to root. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
