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Old 12-08-2007, 02:58 PM   #1
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Deleting protected files

I have been trying to solve a display problem and as a result I have several versions of xorg.conf. To avoid the possibility of future confusion I want to delete the unwanted files.
I have changed the permission using "sudo chmod" but still cannot delete (rm for remove) and get a message saying that I don't have the necessary permission. Can someone help me out please.
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Old 12-08-2007, 03:12 PM   #2
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Hi,


Code:
sudo rm file_unwanted

Since xorg.conf is owned by root, the only thing you need is to delete the files as root.



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Old 12-08-2007, 03:40 PM   #3
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