Clams.....

[Aaron Konstam]

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.


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