To run gedit as a 'super user', traditionally called 'root' on a Linux system, just start a terminal and type:
sudo gedit /etc/X11/xorg.conf Then enter your password you log on with. It is sudo that elevates your rights. 'root' is like the Windows Administrator account. Ubuntu doesn't have a root account, instead allows you to use sudo and will accept your password. Beware though, you can harm your Ubuntu installation by using programs under sudo! Matthew On 10/10/06, STONE COLD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i presume that means changing the system file? > > > >From: Baza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > >To: British Ubuntu Talk <ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com> > >Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] (no subject) > >Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:55:33 +0100 > > > > > >On 10 Oct 2006, at 20:49, STONE COLD wrote: > > > > > Is this the only way to change it? is there not a simpler way for > > > this? > > > > > > > > >> F > > > >You could use gedit, tho you'll need to run this as 'root' to write > >to etc/X11/ > > > >Baza > > > > > >------------------------- > >Site http://walkertopia.com > >Blog http://walkertopia.com/blog > >http://www.myspace.com/m14forever > >Skype baza41 > >------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > >ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > >https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > >https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > > > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
