I have RH6.2 and one big problem.I am logged in as root but i dont have writing permission to /etc/rc.d/rc.local file.I have tried everything and chmoded it.Please help me anybody,i dont know what to do!
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[root@localhost rc.d]# ls -l
total 60
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 30 20:20 init.d
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2895 Jan 31 14:54 rc
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2757 Sep 12 21:37 rc.local
-rwxr-xr-x 1 news news 2964 Mar 2 2000 rc.news
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 15419 Sep 12 21:37 rc.sysinit
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc0.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc1.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc2.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc3.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc4.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc5.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Jan 19 18:14 rc6.d
[root@localhost rc.d]#
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Please help me...

the output of ls says you do.


What exactly are you doing when you get write errors

I am using text editors to edit rc.local and trying to chage it.But every editor say that i dont have writing permisssions.(emacs,vi,pico,advanced x editor...).This is very big problem.There is no logical explanations.I dont know what to do,Please help me somebody!

maybe the drive is mounted read only


run the command

mount

and

cat /proc/mounts

see what they say


or the file is locked by another editor already open

no,it is not a problem.Drive isnt read only and second...i said that i have tried everything...Please help me somebodyyyy.....

Is that the only file with a problem?

can you cp , mv, rm the file ?

Yes i can do cp,rm... ,it is just writing permission denied to root,but i cant understand it...
Please anybody real help me!

Please help me anybody!!!

ok ok... we heard you 4 times pleading for help.. this is a complicated issue which is hard to come by over a forum. calm down please.

since you can't seem to write any changes to the file, is it possible to copy the contents of the file, into a new file created then name it the same, keeping the old one renaming it to something else.. like with old in the filename.

I tried to do that,but i cant...
Do you know some different place for help???

Tell me where to find help,because this is the stuppid forum.Nobody can't help me.This forum is sheet.Please help me anybody...I just cant be root.

with that type of response, why should we help you ?? what do you mean you can't be root ??

and i can edit my rc.local file with no problems... not sure why you can't ?? the internet is a big place for resources.. have you tried searching instead of depending on us stupid (spelled with one p not two ) people to point you in the right direction.

I am not trying to be rude or anything, but it seems you are the rude one, this is a free forum, it doesn't garantee any responses or solving your problem ever.

-trickykid

any problems with this site, you can go elsewhere for help.

just to add, if you mean you can't be root while doing this.. that would make sense in why you can't edit that file.. only root can, only root can chmod it and so on... you should be able to do this with root or root privileges.... nothing else will work.

details helps anyone out the most when asking technical questions.. if you don't state it, how do we know..

-trickykid

Still,i can't get help.If anybody know where is the problem please post that here.I said so many things about my problem.Above,there is a ls -l listing...
Please help me somebody...My root acount don't have a real power in some situations.In win4lin program he tell me that root is not allowed.But i am logged in as root and doing all root commands.Just in some cases there is a problem.
I CAN'T WRITE TO RC.LOCAL TOO(writing permission denied)!

what do you mean root does not have real power in some situations, root should be able to do anything... with no exceptions.

i think by you calling everyone stupid here is not helping your situation in getting a faster or more solutions. but if your root can't edit the file, have you tried booting into single user mode without any login to edit the file... ??