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

Kevin J. Cummings cummings at kjchome.homeip.net
Tue Mar 3 01:22:35 UTC 2009


David Ward 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 have to have the correct permissions, usually "root" permission. 
Have a look at "sudo" and see if it will help you out.

> Thanks up front for any replies.
> 
> RHFC-10  out of the box on a Dell D600
> 
> Dave.

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