On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 03:19:03PM +0100, Tom Rauchenwald wrote: > I don't emacs as root, i use tramp... simply open a file you want to > open as root with /sudo:: or /su:: prefixed. You will be prompted for a > password, and can then edit the file from your user's emacs.
I try this but it does not work! I typed /sudo::/var/log/syslog to find-file prompt and this is what I got: FTP Error: OPEN request failed: ftp: sudo: Host name lookup failure I use emacs that comes with etch GNU Emacs 21.4.1 (i486-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2007-01-04 on saens, modified by Debian Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. I also have setup that enable user to use sudo without password and run all programs. My question is what exactly do I type in find-file prompt or do I need to use newer emacs? Martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
