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

[Dave Bolt IT Solutions]

So here is what I do.
Open a terminal
Change user by typing su followed by return key. You will be prompted for 
the root password, nothing will by printed as you enter it.
type
    cd /etc/samba/
type
    gedit smb.conf
Perform your edits, then save.
A tip I found at 
http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/install.html#id2544263 
suggested that you make a copy of smb.conf as smb.conf.master and edit this 
file. Include all the documentation comments you want. When you are 
finished, run the command
    testparm -s smb.conf.master > smb.conf
which will check the validity of your smb.conf.master file, and output the 
stripped down version to smb.conf.
Personally, I have stuck with gedit for now since it offers all the basic 
and quite a few advanced options without having to specially install 
anything into my system.
Lots of other editors out there, from the basic line editor ed (at command 
prompt type 'man ed' for more information) but the main problem is to be 
able to edit smb.conf as root
HTH
Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ward" <igfiddles at hotmail.com>
To: <fedora-list at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 1:17 AM
Subject: Text editor won't let me edit conf files. How do I?


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