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Old 03-12-2004, 09:36 PM   #1
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LILO.conf wont write


for some reason, slackware will not allow me to write to lilo.conf, just says read-only, and even when i am root, still no go, any other ways to write to lilo

any suggestions?
 
Old 03-12-2004, 09:38 PM   #2
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well if you say you are root, what are you using to edit it
and what error does it output when you try to save it ?
 
Old 03-13-2004, 01:43 AM   #3
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root@darkstar:/home/w0lv3rin3# gedit /etc/lilo.conf

window pops up

I just cant type nuthing in it, just only can read

I login in as SU
and even under root, with and without X still no go.
 
Old 03-13-2004, 05:13 AM   #4
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Could be a permissions issue. Try: "chmod u+w /etc/lilo.conf".
 
Old 03-13-2004, 07:01 AM   #5
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If you use VIM you can force a write by using
Code:
 :w!
to a read-only file.
 
Old 03-13-2004, 03:43 PM   #6
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root@darkstar:/home/w0lv3rin3# chmod u+w /etc/lilo.conf
chmod: changing permissions of `/etc/lilo.conf': Operation not permitted
 
Old 03-13-2004, 03:44 PM   #7
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Quote:
Originally posted by Komakino
If you use VIM you can force a write by using
Code:
 :w!
to a read-only file.
where can i get vim?
 
Old 03-13-2004, 04:08 PM   #8
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it's probably already installed. Try: vi or vim (the former is an older version but on many systems it's just a symlink to vim). I don't know the website, but search on google.
 
  


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