Help with files that aren't in the home directory using...

**WastedFX** · 11-18-2004, 12:24 PM

I need help with files that aren't in the home directory using the file manager.
I can't add or edit any files that are not in the home directory such as files in /etc/apache! Anyhelp would be great. Thanks.

**Markus** · 11-18-2004, 01:06 PM

What filemanager? Konqueror? Open a shell and do: kdesu konqueror

**mzilikazi** · 11-18-2004, 02:06 PM

Originally Posted by WastedFX

I need help with files that aren't in the home directory using the file manager.
I can't add or edit any files that are not in the home directory such as files in /etc/apache! Anyhelp would be great. Thanks.

You must be root to edit anything that doesn't belong to user.

**WastedFX** · 11-18-2004, 02:42 PM

Well I know how root works. I should have said I already tryed what Markus told me to do. I am running it off the cd and it keeps saying I either don't have the privillages or not enough free memory I have 512 megs of ram.

**Markus** · 11-18-2004, 03:16 PM

Have you set a root password?
Also how much of the memory is free/recognised? Sometimes knoppix doesn't seem to recognise all RAM.

**WastedFX** · 11-18-2004, 09:22 PM

I set a root password via the root term with the passwd command. It seems to use 510 megs of the ram. so I don't see a problem with that.

**Markus** · 11-19-2004, 09:48 AM

Hmm, one last try. Is the partition mounted writable and the directory has write permissions?

**CrashedAgain** · 11-19-2004, 04:02 PM

Originally Posted by WastedFX

Well I know how root works.

Root is just the administrator level user.

Originally Posted by WastedFX

I set a root password via the root term with the passwd command. It seems to use 510 megs of the ram. so I don't see a problem with that.

Exactly what command did you use? It should have been 'sudo passwd'?
You could also try
su (to become the root user)
konqueror (use konqueror if you are just going to copy/move files)
OR
kwrite (use kwrite to edit text files)

You will not be able to edit text files using konqueror as root because konqueror must open kwrite to do the edit & konqueror-as-root is not able to open kwrite-as-root. It cannot pass on the root level privilagles to the second program.
Another way: if this is a file you are going to repeatedly edit, copy it to /home so you can edit as user.