On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 10:11:59 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> Again, after a bunch of tweaking, I needed to edit a system config file,
> so sued, and ran "gedit file.conf &" and the desktop locked hard. Only
> option was a power off via the switch. I rebooted and after logging in,
> just open
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:51:07AM -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
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> On 12/26/2013 10:16 AM, bruce wrote:
> >what happens if you use gedit, but you open the file as a non root user?
>
> Works fine as me. Only locks as root.
Maybe it is a problem with the .Xauthority file? You could test with
On 12/26/2013 10:16 AM, bruce wrote:
robert.
ouch.
do you have vi on the system. do you get the same hard lock when you use vi?
Yes. I fell back to vi. Been using vi for 20+ years. Sigh.
what happens if you use gedit, but you open the file as a non root user?
Works fine as me. Only l
robert.
ouch.
do you have vi on the system. do you get the same hard lock when you use vi?
what happens if you use gedit, but you open the file as a non root user?
On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
> Again, after a bunch of tweaking, I needed to edit a system config f
