Viking Skull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 25.01.2004, 20:34:13:
> 
> I've been trying to access the file in Emacs but when I try to type it says 
> the file is read
> only.
> 
Type "su" at a terminal, and then enter the root password for the
computer. Then type "emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config" and it should save
correctly.

The problem is that the file is writable by the root user only, ie. you
don't have file permissions for it.

I hope this solves your problem.
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