You don't need to login as root and should NEVER EVER LOGIN. Just open a terminal and do a 'su' and then 'gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf', or 'gksudo gedit /etc/apache2/httpd.conf` :)
On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:12 PM, neridaj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm a Mac user who is just getting into Ubuntu and I'm having > permissions problems i.e., moving and editing conf files. I need to > edit my httpd.conf and I can't save or move it so I try to login as > root but from what I've read, it's better to leave the root account > alone and use sudo from the terminal. However, I need to edit and save > a file in Gedit (httpd.conf) so I need to either modify my user > permissions or be able to login as root. > > Thanks, > > J > > > -- Lucille Ball - "The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age." --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ubuntu Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ubuntulinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
