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["A. den Oudsten" <AdenOudsten@xxxxxx>]

Patrick Shanahan wrote:
> * A. den Oudsten <AdenOudsten@xxxxxx> [11-22-06 11:12]:
>
> > I tried to change /etc/fstab as su and used Kwrite, but when I tried
> > to save the changes I got the message:
> > it's not possible to write to file:///etc/fstab
> >
> > How can I overcome this barrier?
>
>
> /etc/fstab is owned by <root> and you do not have rights to edit as
> /<user>.  To make changes, you must become <root>, ie: sudo or su.

I did it for su as well as for root!!
> note:  be sure to save a copy of fstab prior to editing just in case
> you do something the system doesn't like  :^)....

Thanks

Andre den Oudsten
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