On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 11:22:38PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Fri, Jul 07, 2000 at 03:14:55PM +0200, tom wrote: > > howdy guys, > > > > This is one of those things that has > > been pestering me. while logged in as a user in x, how can I > > edit files that require su privilages? (like /etc/fstab). I > > usually su from eterm and "jed filename". can I su from within > > emacs? nedit? > > I use this method > > [Gianluca][~] => xhost + localhost > localhost being added to access control list > [Gianluca][~] => su > Password: > [ROOT][gianluca] #
sudo alleviates the need for this. I suggest using that where you are interested in an easier method. Also, sudo requires a password just like su, but caches that access. This means that you can use sudo again within like 15 minutes (configurable) without having to type your password again. Plus sudo allows you to use your own password, as opposed to the root password. Ben -- -----------=======-=-======-=========-----------=====------------=-=------ / Ben Collins -- ...on that fantastic voyage... -- Debian GNU/Linux \ ` [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ' `---=========------=======-------------=-=-----=-===-======-------=--=---'
