Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-09 Thread Gabriel G. Rosa

Filesystem full?

-G

On Jul 8, 2010, at 21:58, Anahita Yazdi  wrote:

> Thank you very much. I am so very sorry if my issue is being a little 
> confusing. In fact I need to change the header files of a program that I 
> installed on this system. They arent files that could potentially harm my 
> system at all. Its a visualizer software. All I need is to change a few 
> numbers on the header file for scaling purposes. It wont really cause any 
> problem on the system that is why its not a bad idea at all. I just dont get 
> why the file appears to be "read-only" to me. Before, I used to make changes 
> on this header file without any problem. So this is something completely new. 
> All I need is to know why I lost the permission and how can I again fix the 
> problem. Because I realized its not only for this header file that my 
> permission fails but also its any other file I open I dont have permission to 
> make changes on it!
> 
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Matthew Holland  wrote:
> You need to learn about UNIX permissions.  There is no reason you
> shouldn't be able to change the permissions on the file with sudo
> commands.  As Jeff suggested, there are plenty of reasons why this may
> not be a good thing to do, but it could be fine.  No one can really
> tell from what you have told us whether it's in the Very Bad Idea
> category, or not.  If this header belongs to the system (e.g., it's in
> /usr/include or /Library, or pretty much anywhere but /Users), then
> modifying it is probably not a good idea.
> 
> You should read the man pages for "chown" and "chmod" and read about
> UNIX permissions in general.  If the user that you are logged in as is
> an administrator, you should be able to change the ownership of the
> file with a command like:
> 
> $ sudo chown file username
> 
> where "file" is the name of the file, and "username" is the name of
> the user to whom you want to transfer ownership of the file.  It's
> possible that the file is still read-only at this point, depending on
> the file permissions.  If so, and you really want to do this, you can
> issue a command like
> 
> $ chmod u+w file
> 
> Keep in mind that a little knowledge can be dangerous, and think
> clearly about what you're doing before you change the ownership or
> permissions of any file owned by root.  Usually there is a good reason
> for root ownership.  This is probably why you haven't received a lot
> of help, because no one wants to help you break system-owned files.
> 
> Matt
> 
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Anahita Yazdi  wrote:
> > I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me. I
> > need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller 
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
> >> question.
> >>
> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >>
> >> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
> >> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
> >> >Thanks a lot
> >> >Anahita
> >> >
> >> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage
> >> >> you
> >> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to
> >> >> obtain the
> >> >> results you desire by making such a change.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi,
> >> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
> >> >> > through
> >> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
> >> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
> >> >> > terminal
> >> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
> >> >> > working.
> >> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
> >> >> disable/enable
> >> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
> >> >> option
> >> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
> >> >> > able
> >> >> to
> >> >> >perform such task on my system?
> >> >> >Thanks a bunch,
> >> >> >Anahita
> >> >> >___
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> >> >>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-09 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Ownership is not so much the concern as the read-only status of the file is. 
Tar maintains rwx status more consistently than ownership.

"Matthew Holland"  wrote:

>It seems pretty clear to me from the OP's further clarifications that
>this is a header file that belongs to a third party application, and
>the effects of editing the header file in question are known to the
>poster.  The OP's lack of familiarity with UNIX comes through, and I
>think this is rousing everyone's protective instincts.  Fine, but this
>all probably resulted from untarring the source code with sudo in the
>first place, so I think we can all just calm down with the warnings.
>
>I should add that I screwed up the chown command in my first response.
> It should be "chown username file" instead of "chown file username."
>Sorry for any confusion.
>
>I would recommend the the OP that if you're going to be using a Mac
>for this sort of thing, you do some reading on general UNIX use and
>administration.  And learn to read man pages, if you don't know
>already.  All will become clear in good time.
>
>Matt
>
>On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Bill Kendrick  wrote:
>> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:19:00PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>>> Unless you have the full source code and are familiar enough with it
>>> to insure that it doesn't have hidden dependencies on those constants,
>>> and are recompiling the full source code, you should still be wary of
>>> changing read-only headers.
>>
>> Indeed.
>>
>> Furthermore, a more proper way of altering constants for your own
>> app's purpose would be to redefine them in your source, rather than
>> alter the library's header file.
>>
>> e.g.:
>>
>>  #include 
>>
>>  #if defined(SOMECONST)
>>    #undef SOMECONST
>>  #end
>>
>>  /* Override some_library_header.h's SOMECONST with my own number */
>>  #define SOMECONST 1234
>>
>>
>> Obviously, this changed constant will only be visible to the file(s)
>> that see the above C preprocessor commands.
>>
>> But do keep in mind, as explained earlier, even if you change some
>> #define's _in the system-wide header file_ (e.g., if I go in and
>> screw around with "/usr/include/stdio.h"), those changes will only
>> affect:
>>
>>  * programs compiled with that header
>>  * and compiled AFTER I edited it
>>
>> The "stdio" library itself, and any applications which were compiled
>> against the "stdio.h" header prior to my edits, will REMAIN UNCHANGED.
>>
>>
>> I'm throwing these caveats in here because I think we still don't
>> know exactly what you're trying to accomplish. :)  Based on the vague
>> requirement of "need to change numbers in a header file", what you're
>> trying to do could range from trivial to impossible to downright
>> dangerous. :)
>>
>>
>>
>> -bill!
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-09 Thread Anahita Yazdi
Thank you very much. Your suggested command helped. I am very appreciated.
Best,
Anahita

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 11:07 AM, Matthew Holland wrote:

> It seems pretty clear to me from the OP's further clarifications that
> this is a header file that belongs to a third party application, and
> the effects of editing the header file in question are known to the
> poster.  The OP's lack of familiarity with UNIX comes through, and I
> think this is rousing everyone's protective instincts.  Fine, but this
> all probably resulted from untarring the source code with sudo in the
> first place, so I think we can all just calm down with the warnings.
>
> I should add that I screwed up the chown command in my first response.
>  It should be "chown username file" instead of "chown file username."
> Sorry for any confusion.
>
> I would recommend the the OP that if you're going to be using a Mac
> for this sort of thing, you do some reading on general UNIX use and
> administration.  And learn to read man pages, if you don't know
> already.  All will become clear in good time.
>
> Matt
>
> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Bill Kendrick  wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:19:00PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> >> Unless you have the full source code and are familiar enough with it
> >> to insure that it doesn't have hidden dependencies on those constants,
> >> and are recompiling the full source code, you should still be wary of
> >> changing read-only headers.
> >
> > Indeed.
> >
> > Furthermore, a more proper way of altering constants for your own
> > app's purpose would be to redefine them in your source, rather than
> > alter the library's header file.
> >
> > e.g.:
> >
> >  #include 
> >
> >  #if defined(SOMECONST)
> >#undef SOMECONST
> >  #end
> >
> >  /* Override some_library_header.h's SOMECONST with my own number */
> >  #define SOMECONST 1234
> >
> >
> > Obviously, this changed constant will only be visible to the file(s)
> > that see the above C preprocessor commands.
> >
> > But do keep in mind, as explained earlier, even if you change some
> > #define's _in the system-wide header file_ (e.g., if I go in and
> > screw around with "/usr/include/stdio.h"), those changes will only
> > affect:
> >
> >  * programs compiled with that header
> >  * and compiled AFTER I edited it
> >
> > The "stdio" library itself, and any applications which were compiled
> > against the "stdio.h" header prior to my edits, will REMAIN UNCHANGED.
> >
> >
> > I'm throwing these caveats in here because I think we still don't
> > know exactly what you're trying to accomplish. :)  Based on the vague
> > requirement of "need to change numbers in a header file", what you're
> > trying to do could range from trivial to impossible to downright
> > dangerous. :)
> >
> >
> >
> > -bill!
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-09 Thread Matthew Holland
It seems pretty clear to me from the OP's further clarifications that
this is a header file that belongs to a third party application, and
the effects of editing the header file in question are known to the
poster.  The OP's lack of familiarity with UNIX comes through, and I
think this is rousing everyone's protective instincts.  Fine, but this
all probably resulted from untarring the source code with sudo in the
first place, so I think we can all just calm down with the warnings.

I should add that I screwed up the chown command in my first response.
 It should be "chown username file" instead of "chown file username."
Sorry for any confusion.

I would recommend the the OP that if you're going to be using a Mac
for this sort of thing, you do some reading on general UNIX use and
administration.  And learn to read man pages, if you don't know
already.  All will become clear in good time.

Matt

On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 10:59 AM, Bill Kendrick  wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:19:00PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>> Unless you have the full source code and are familiar enough with it
>> to insure that it doesn't have hidden dependencies on those constants,
>> and are recompiling the full source code, you should still be wary of
>> changing read-only headers.
>
> Indeed.
>
> Furthermore, a more proper way of altering constants for your own
> app's purpose would be to redefine them in your source, rather than
> alter the library's header file.
>
> e.g.:
>
>  #include 
>
>  #if defined(SOMECONST)
>    #undef SOMECONST
>  #end
>
>  /* Override some_library_header.h's SOMECONST with my own number */
>  #define SOMECONST 1234
>
>
> Obviously, this changed constant will only be visible to the file(s)
> that see the above C preprocessor commands.
>
> But do keep in mind, as explained earlier, even if you change some
> #define's _in the system-wide header file_ (e.g., if I go in and
> screw around with "/usr/include/stdio.h"), those changes will only
> affect:
>
>  * programs compiled with that header
>  * and compiled AFTER I edited it
>
> The "stdio" library itself, and any applications which were compiled
> against the "stdio.h" header prior to my edits, will REMAIN UNCHANGED.
>
>
> I'm throwing these caveats in here because I think we still don't
> know exactly what you're trying to accomplish. :)  Based on the vague
> requirement of "need to change numbers in a header file", what you're
> trying to do could range from trivial to impossible to downright
> dangerous. :)
>
>
>
> -bill!
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-09 Thread Bill Kendrick
On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 10:19:00PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> Unless you have the full source code and are familiar enough with it
> to insure that it doesn't have hidden dependencies on those constants,
> and are recompiling the full source code, you should still be wary of
> changing read-only headers.

Indeed.

Furthermore, a more proper way of altering constants for your own
app's purpose would be to redefine them in your source, rather than
alter the library's header file.

e.g.:

  #include 

  #if defined(SOMECONST)
#undef SOMECONST
  #end

  /* Override some_library_header.h's SOMECONST with my own number */
  #define SOMECONST 1234


Obviously, this changed constant will only be visible to the file(s)
that see the above C preprocessor commands.

But do keep in mind, as explained earlier, even if you change some
#define's _in the system-wide header file_ (e.g., if I go in and
screw around with "/usr/include/stdio.h"), those changes will only
affect:

  * programs compiled with that header
  * and compiled AFTER I edited it

The "stdio" library itself, and any applications which were compiled
against the "stdio.h" header prior to my edits, will REMAIN UNCHANGED.


I'm throwing these caveats in here because I think we still don't
know exactly what you're trying to accomplish. :)  Based on the vague
requirement of "need to change numbers in a header file", what you're
trying to do could range from trivial to impossible to downright
dangerous. :)



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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Unless you have the full source code and are familiar enough with it to insure 
that it doesn't have hidden dependencies on those constants, and are 
recompiling the full source code, you should still be wary of changing 
read-only headers.

In such a case, "chmod" would be your friend.

"Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:

>Thank you very much. I am so very sorry if my issue is being a little
>confusing. In fact I need to change the header files of a program that I
>installed on this system. They arent files that could potentially harm my
>system at all. Its a visualizer software. All I need is to change a few
>numbers on the header file for scaling purposes. It wont really cause any
>problem on the system that is why its not a bad idea at all. I just dont get
>why the file appears to be "read-only" to me. Before, I used to make changes
>on this header file without any problem. So this is something completely
>new. All I need is to know why I lost the permission and how can I again fix
>the problem. Because I realized its not only for this header file that my
>permission fails but also its any other file I open I dont have permission
>to make changes on it!
>
>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Matthew Holland wrote:
>
>> You need to learn about UNIX permissions.  There is no reason you
>> shouldn't be able to change the permissions on the file with sudo
>> commands.  As Jeff suggested, there are plenty of reasons why this may
>> not be a good thing to do, but it could be fine.  No one can really
>> tell from what you have told us whether it's in the Very Bad Idea
>> category, or not.  If this header belongs to the system (e.g., it's in
>> /usr/include or /Library, or pretty much anywhere but /Users), then
>> modifying it is probably not a good idea.
>>
>> You should read the man pages for "chown" and "chmod" and read about
>> UNIX permissions in general.  If the user that you are logged in as is
>> an administrator, you should be able to change the ownership of the
>> file with a command like:
>>
>> $ sudo chown file username
>>
>> where "file" is the name of the file, and "username" is the name of
>> the user to whom you want to transfer ownership of the file.  It's
>> possible that the file is still read-only at this point, depending on
>> the file permissions.  If so, and you really want to do this, you can
>> issue a command like
>>
>> $ chmod u+w file
>>
>> Keep in mind that a little knowledge can be dangerous, and think
>> clearly about what you're doing before you change the ownership or
>> permissions of any file owned by root.  Usually there is a good reason
>> for root ownership.  This is probably why you haven't received a lot
>> of help, because no one wants to help you break system-owned files.
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Anahita Yazdi  wrote:
>> > I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me.
>> I
>> > need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller > >
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
>> >> question.
>> >>
>> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
>> >> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
>> >> >Thanks a lot
>> >> >Anahita
>> >> >
>> >> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly
>> encourage
>> >> >> you
>> >> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to
>> >> >> obtain the
>> >> >> results you desire by making such a change.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Hi,
>> >> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
>> >> >> > through
>> >> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header
>> files
>> >> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
>> >> >> > terminal
>> >> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
>> >> >> > working.
>> >> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
>> >> >> disable/enable
>> >> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but
>> the
>> >> >> option
>> >> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
>> >> >> > able
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> >perform such task on my system?
>> >> >> >Thanks a bunch,
>> >> >> >Anahita
>> >> >> >___
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>> >> >> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
>> >> >> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Anahita Yazdi
Thank you very much. I am so very sorry if my issue is being a little
confusing. In fact I need to change the header files of a program that I
installed on this system. They arent files that could potentially harm my
system at all. Its a visualizer software. All I need is to change a few
numbers on the header file for scaling purposes. It wont really cause any
problem on the system that is why its not a bad idea at all. I just dont get
why the file appears to be "read-only" to me. Before, I used to make changes
on this header file without any problem. So this is something completely
new. All I need is to know why I lost the permission and how can I again fix
the problem. Because I realized its not only for this header file that my
permission fails but also its any other file I open I dont have permission
to make changes on it!

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 9:13 PM, Matthew Holland wrote:

> You need to learn about UNIX permissions.  There is no reason you
> shouldn't be able to change the permissions on the file with sudo
> commands.  As Jeff suggested, there are plenty of reasons why this may
> not be a good thing to do, but it could be fine.  No one can really
> tell from what you have told us whether it's in the Very Bad Idea
> category, or not.  If this header belongs to the system (e.g., it's in
> /usr/include or /Library, or pretty much anywhere but /Users), then
> modifying it is probably not a good idea.
>
> You should read the man pages for "chown" and "chmod" and read about
> UNIX permissions in general.  If the user that you are logged in as is
> an administrator, you should be able to change the ownership of the
> file with a command like:
>
> $ sudo chown file username
>
> where "file" is the name of the file, and "username" is the name of
> the user to whom you want to transfer ownership of the file.  It's
> possible that the file is still read-only at this point, depending on
> the file permissions.  If so, and you really want to do this, you can
> issue a command like
>
> $ chmod u+w file
>
> Keep in mind that a little knowledge can be dangerous, and think
> clearly about what you're doing before you change the ownership or
> permissions of any file owned by root.  Usually there is a good reason
> for root ownership.  This is probably why you haven't received a lot
> of help, because no one wants to help you break system-owned files.
>
> Matt
>
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Anahita Yazdi  wrote:
> > I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me.
> I
> > need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller  >
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
> >> question.
> >>
> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >>
> >> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
> >> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
> >> >Thanks a lot
> >> >Anahita
> >> >
> >> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly
> encourage
> >> >> you
> >> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to
> >> >> obtain the
> >> >> results you desire by making such a change.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi,
> >> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
> >> >> > through
> >> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header
> files
> >> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
> >> >> > terminal
> >> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
> >> >> > working.
> >> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
> >> >> disable/enable
> >> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but
> the
> >> >> option
> >> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
> >> >> > able
> >> >> to
> >> >> >perform such task on my system?
> >> >> >Thanks a bunch,
> >> >> >Anahita
> >> >> >___
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> >> >> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
> >> >> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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>

Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Matthew Holland
You need to learn about UNIX permissions.  There is no reason you
shouldn't be able to change the permissions on the file with sudo
commands.  As Jeff suggested, there are plenty of reasons why this may
not be a good thing to do, but it could be fine.  No one can really
tell from what you have told us whether it's in the Very Bad Idea
category, or not.  If this header belongs to the system (e.g., it's in
/usr/include or /Library, or pretty much anywhere but /Users), then
modifying it is probably not a good idea.

You should read the man pages for "chown" and "chmod" and read about
UNIX permissions in general.  If the user that you are logged in as is
an administrator, you should be able to change the ownership of the
file with a command like:

$ sudo chown file username

where "file" is the name of the file, and "username" is the name of
the user to whom you want to transfer ownership of the file.  It's
possible that the file is still read-only at this point, depending on
the file permissions.  If so, and you really want to do this, you can
issue a command like

$ chmod u+w file

Keep in mind that a little knowledge can be dangerous, and think
clearly about what you're doing before you change the ownership or
permissions of any file owned by root.  Usually there is a good reason
for root ownership.  This is probably why you haven't received a lot
of help, because no one wants to help you break system-owned files.

Matt

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:54 PM, Anahita Yazdi  wrote:
> I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me. I
> need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
>
> On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller 
> wrote:
>>
>> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
>> question.
>>
>> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>>
>> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
>> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
>> >Thanks a lot
>> >Anahita
>> >
>> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage
>> >> you
>> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to
>> >> obtain the
>> >> results you desire by making such a change.
>> >>
>> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hi,
>> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
>> >> > through
>> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
>> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
>> >> > terminal
>> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
>> >> > working.
>> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
>> >> disable/enable
>> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
>> >> option
>> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
>> >> > able
>> >> to
>> >> >perform such task on my system?
>> >> >Thanks a bunch,
>> >> >Anahita
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Gabriel G. Rosa
On Thu, Jul 08, 2010 at 09:05:19PM -0700, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
> I told you that changing a system header is pointless. What are you hoping to 
> accomplish by doing this?
> 

And if you absolutely must, make a local copy of it and reference that
local copy in your code.

-G

> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> 
> >I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me. I
> >need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
> >
> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller 
> >wrote:
> >
> >> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
> >> question.
> >>
> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >>
> >> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
> >> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
> >> >Thanks a lot
> >> >Anahita
> >> >
> >> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller  >> >wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage
> >> you
> >> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain
> >> the
> >> >> results you desire by making such a change.
> >> >>
> >> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Hi,
> >> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
> >> through
> >> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
> >> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
> >> terminal
> >> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
> >> working.
> >> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
> >> >> disable/enable
> >> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
> >> >> option
> >> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
> >> able
> >> >> to
> >> >> >perform such task on my system?
> >> >> >Thanks a bunch,
> >> >> >Anahita
> >> >> >___
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> >> >> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Jeff Newmiller
I told you that changing a system header is pointless. What are you hoping to 
accomplish by doing this?

"Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:

>I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me. I
>need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?
>
>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>
>> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
>> question.
>>
>> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>>
>> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
>> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
>> >Thanks a lot
>> >Anahita
>> >
>> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller > >wrote:
>> >
>> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage
>> you
>> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain
>> the
>> >> results you desire by making such a change.
>> >>
>> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Hi,
>> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
>> through
>> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
>> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
>> terminal
>> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
>> working.
>> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
>> >> disable/enable
>> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
>> >> option
>> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
>> able
>> >> to
>> >> >perform such task on my system?
>> >> >Thanks a bunch,
>> >> >Anahita
>> >> >___
>> >> >vox-tech mailing list
>> >> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
>> >> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
>> >>
>> >>
>> ---
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>> >> This incoming message has been identified by the UCD central filters as
>> >> possible spam.  This attachment is provided so that you can review the
>> >> reasons the message was tagged, and to assist with additional filtering
>> >> if you wish to supplement the central filters with your own local rules.
>> >>
>> >> If you have further questions please email ith...@ucdavis.edu for
>> >> assistance.
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>> >>
>> >>  pts rule name  description
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>> >>  4.1 BAYES_99   BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 99 to
>> 100%
>> >>[score: 0.9992]
>> >>  3.5 RCVD_IN_UCDXBL RBL: Appears in XBL
>> >>[208.54.5.71 listed in xbl.ucdavis.edu]
>> >>  0.1 RDNS_DYNAMIC   Delivered to trusted network by host with
>> >>dynamic-looking rDNS
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Anahita Yazdi
I need to make changes on a header file but the file is read only for me. I
need to enable the root user account. How would I be able to do that?

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:

> In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed
> question.
>
> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>
> >I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
> >really be appreciated for more detailed help please
> >Thanks a lot
> >Anahita
> >
> >On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller  >wrote:
> >
> >> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage
> you
> >> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain
> the
> >> results you desire by making such a change.
> >>
> >> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi,
> >> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program
> through
> >> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
> >> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in
> terminal
> >> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not
> working.
> >> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
> >> disable/enable
> >> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
> >> option
> >> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be
> able
> >> to
> >> >perform such task on my system?
> >> >Thanks a bunch,
> >> >Anahita
> >> >___
> >> >vox-tech mailing list
> >> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
> >> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
> >>
> >>
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> Live...
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> >> /Software/Embedded Controllers)   .OO#.   .OO#.
>  rocks...1k
> >>
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> >> 7.7/5.0
> >> This incoming message has been identified by the UCD central filters as
> >> possible spam.  This attachment is provided so that you can review the
> >> reasons the message was tagged, and to assist with additional filtering
> >> if you wish to supplement the central filters with your own local rules.
> >>
> >> If you have further questions please email ith...@ucdavis.edu for
> >> assistance.
> >>
> >> Content analysis details:   (7.7 points, 5.0 required)
> >>
> >>  pts rule name  description
> >>  --
> >> --
> >>  4.1 BAYES_99   BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 99 to
> 100%
> >>[score: 0.9992]
> >>  3.5 RCVD_IN_UCDXBL RBL: Appears in XBL
> >>[208.54.5.71 listed in xbl.ucdavis.edu]
> >>  0.1 RDNS_DYNAMIC   Delivered to trusted network by host with
> >>dynamic-looking rDNS
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Jeff Newmiller
In order to obtain more detailed help you must provide a more detailed question.

"Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:

>I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
>really be appreciated for more detailed help please
>Thanks a lot
>Anahita
>
>On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:
>
>> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage you
>> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain the
>> results you desire by making such a change.
>>
>> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>>
>> >Hi,
>> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program through
>> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
>> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in terminal
>> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not working.
>> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
>> disable/enable
>> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
>> option
>> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be able
>> to
>> >perform such task on my system?
>> >Thanks a bunch,
>> >Anahita
>> >___
>> >vox-tech mailing list
>> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
>> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
>>
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>> 7.7/5.0
>> This incoming message has been identified by the UCD central filters as
>> possible spam.  This attachment is provided so that you can review the
>> reasons the message was tagged, and to assist with additional filtering
>> if you wish to supplement the central filters with your own local rules.
>>
>> If you have further questions please email ith...@ucdavis.edu for
>> assistance.
>>
>> Content analysis details:   (7.7 points, 5.0 required)
>>
>>  pts rule name  description
>>  --
>> --
>>  4.1 BAYES_99   BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 99 to 100%
>>[score: 0.9992]
>>  3.5 RCVD_IN_UCDXBL RBL: Appears in XBL
>>[208.54.5.71 listed in xbl.ucdavis.edu]
>>  0.1 RDNS_DYNAMIC   Delivered to trusted network by host with
>>dynamic-looking rDNS
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Anahita Yazdi
I am confused then so what should I do to overcome the problem. I will
really be appreciated for more detailed help please
Thanks a lot
Anahita

On Thu, Jul 8, 2010 at 5:26 PM, Jeff Newmiller wrote:

> Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage you
> to desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain the
> results you desire by making such a change.
>
> "Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:
>
> >Hi,
> >I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program through
> >terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
> >(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in terminal
> >when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not working.
> >It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to
> disable/enable
> >the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the
> option
> >"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be able
> to
> >perform such task on my system?
> >Thanks a bunch,
> >Anahita
> >___
> >vox-tech mailing list
> >vox-tech@lists.lugod.org
> >http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
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> 7.7/5.0
> This incoming message has been identified by the UCD central filters as
> possible spam.  This attachment is provided so that you can review the
> reasons the message was tagged, and to assist with additional filtering
> if you wish to supplement the central filters with your own local rules.
>
> If you have further questions please email ith...@ucdavis.edu for
> assistance.
>
> Content analysis details:   (7.7 points, 5.0 required)
>
>  pts rule name  description
>  --
> --
>  4.1 BAYES_99   BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 99 to 100%
>[score: 0.9992]
>  3.5 RCVD_IN_UCDXBL RBL: Appears in XBL
>[208.54.5.71 listed in xbl.ucdavis.edu]
>  0.1 RDNS_DYNAMIC   Delivered to trusted network by host with
>dynamic-looking rDNS
>
>
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Re: [vox-tech] Permission Denied Error

2010-07-08 Thread Jeff Newmiller
Sounds to me like the file is read-only and I would strongly encourage you to 
desist in your attempts to modify it. You are very unlikely to obtain the 
results you desire by making such a change.

"Anahita Yazdi"  wrote:

>Hi,
>I am working on a Mac OS X 10.6.2, I installed a software program through
>terminal and wanted to change some details on one of its header files
>(extension *.h) however I am getting a permission denied error in terminal
>when I open it as a "vi" file. I tried "sudo" but it is still not working.
>It is a file that is apparently owned by the root. I tried to disable/enable
>the root on this system from apple's official discussion page but the option
>"edit" in "Open Directory Utility" is missing. Where else would I be able to
>perform such task on my system?
>Thanks a bunch,
>Anahita
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