Text editor won't let me edit conf files. How do I?

[Alex Makhlin]

Aaron Konstam wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-03-05 at 00:17 +0530, Rangeen Basu wrote:
>   
>>>> I'm not good at the command line (Just past newbie).  I try to edit .conf
>>>> files to set up samba but the text editor tells me I don't have
>>>> permission.  All of the system admin functions ask me for authorization
>>>> and then let me do whatever but not the text editor.  I have added the gdm
>>>> group to  the directories the gnome docs told me to (/run/gdm).  I have
>>>> added the gdm group to my user group profile.  How can I get a GUI text
>>>> editor to let me edit .conf files?
>>>>         
>> you can also use this command:
>>
>> su -c 'gedit /etc/your_file.conf'
>> Password:
>>     
>
>   
>> Give your root password when it asks.
>> -
>>     
> The essential point is that you have to be root to edit filles with onlu
> root w permissions
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>   
You can also just type
su
And then your root password
After which, you will have complete root access.