[SOLVED] rc.inet1.conf not modifyable

nix84 · 04-14-2014, 12:56 PM

I need to modify /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf for wifi purposes.
It has a 600 permission and as root this command:
sed -i 's/IFNAME[4]/IFNAME[7]/' /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
which only changes the number will not modify the file.
It is an "in place" sed command which allows modification of an input file. Can someone explain why the file will not be modified? I tried modifying other lines and they won't change either.

ponce · 04-14-2014, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nix84

sed -i 's/IFNAME[4]/IFNAME[7]/' /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf
which only changes the number will not modify the file.
It is an "in place" sed command which allows modification of an input file. Can someone explain why the file will not be modified?

because you have to escape the '[' and the ']' when matching them: try

Code:

sed -i 's/IFNAME\[4\]/IFNAME[7]/' /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf

nix84 · 04-14-2014, 02:19 PM

Thanx. Been having serious mental schisms over this and have tried innumerable iterations of the command, so much appreciated