Clams.....

[Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.]

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?


EGO II