how do I open a file in nano or vi

Thello · 05-19-2012, 08:26 AM

how do I open a file in nano or vi or should I used vim

this is what I tried

vi /etc/shadow but nothing happen

then I tried vim /etc/shadow but nothing happen

spiky0011 · 05-19-2012, 08:29 AM

Hi

Try putting

Code:

sudo vi /etc/shadow

anil98433 · 05-19-2012, 08:40 AM

first login as root then use this to open a file. i think you are logged as local user and this service is disabled by administrator or check the package for these are correctly installed or not.

allend · 05-19-2012, 08:43 AM

As root, try 'vipw' to edit /etc/passwd or 'vipw -s' to edit /etc/shadow.

Thello · 05-19-2012, 08:47 AM

Linux User 551548 thanks it worked