28 Nov
2006
28 Nov
'06
03:54
On Monday 27 November 2006 14:43, Doug McGarrett wrote:
At 07:58 PM 11/27/2006 +0100, A. den Oudsten wrote: <snip>
Try another editor. Use "su -", not "su".
- -- Cheers, Carlos E. R.
/snip/
What editors other than the user-unfriendly vi and emacs are available in a root console? I tried KWrite, but it was not recognized, and if I ever got into vi or emacs I would do more harm than good!
Bring up your CLI (alt-F2 or a console) Type kdesu kwrite Sign in with root password when asked Kwrite opens - edit to your heart's content Bob S. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org