Re: can edit etc/fstab

From: Ahmed Abdel-Aliem (me2resh_at_gmail.com)
Date: 06/21/05

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    On 6/21/05, Shane Murphy <nickhal@bellsouth.net> wrote:
    > Michael A. Peters wrote:
    >
    > >On Tue, 2005-06-21 at 16:41 +1200, Jonathan Pickard wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >>>hi
    > >>>after a fresh install of FC4, everything was ok, except that when i am
    > >>>trying to edit fstab file, to make it mount my windows partitions
    > >>>automatically, the file doesn open at all, i tried to open it with
    > >>>test editor but no way,
    > >>>the file type for it is : unknown,
    > >>>is there anyway i can edit this file ?
    > >>>any help would be appreciated
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>sudo vi /etc/fstab
    > >>or
    > >>sudo emacs /etc/fstab
    > >>
    > >>
    > >
    > >Will not work with default sudo settings.
    > >
    > >
    > try being root first? su -l

    i was a root and it didnt work too, but i used fstab-sync to edit it
    instead of opening the file and it worked
    thanks 

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