On Sun, 2012-09-09 at 12:19 -0400, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > On 09/09/2012 10:03 AM, Aaron Konstam wrote: > > On Sat, 2012-09-08 at 23:39 -0400, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > >> On 09/08/2012 11:11 PM, Roger wrote: > >>> Try gedit. > >>> > >>> sudo gedit /etc/mfreshclam.conf > >>> put a # in front of the word Example, a few lies fromt he top of the > >>> file, then <crtl s> to save the file > >>> Exit gedit and in the terminal type sudo freshclam and it will go and > >>> get the virus files. > >>> Roger > >>> > >>> > >>>>> Interestingly enough, I don't have "nano" OR "pico"....when I try > >>>>> either of those I get a "Command not found" message.....hmmm..... > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> EGO II > >>>> OK, you should be able to do this from a GUI editor. I opened KWrite > >>>> and made my way to freshclam.conf. I'm not sure how you would > >>>> proceed if you need to be root to edit the file. > >>>> It just never occurred to me that you could edit a bash file using a > >>>> GUI editor. Someone will surely step in and tell me how to do it if > >>>> you need to have root permission to edit the file. > >>>> In the meantime, try it without root, and see if it works. Just put > >>>> that # in front of Example on the eighth (?) line and save the file. > >>>> (You may not have KWrite--it's a KDE file--but there > >>>> is certainly some simple editor available on your distro.) > >>>> > >>>> --doug > >>>> > >> Even using GEdit....when I go to "Save" the changes I make to the text > >> document it's telling me I don't have permission to do it. How do you > >> access a text file in graphical mode with the "root" credentials? > >> > > Just become root (su -) and edit the file. > > > > > There's no place for me to do that.....(is there?) I mean it's not like > I am logging out and logging back in as root...(AM I?) sometimes I feel > SO stupid!...LoL! > > > EGO II
Sure yoou can login as root by typing su or su -. May I humbly suggest you get a basic book on Unix. Your posts make it clear you really don't know how to work in Unix. -- ======================================================================= Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them. ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akons...@sbcglobal.net -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
