Re: !!!! HELP !!!!! Installed NUT (ups) now I can't boot up or get in!!

From: Kevin Nathan (knathan_at_project54.com)
Date: 04/29/04 

Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 18:28:12 -0600

On Wed, 28 Apr 2004 22:13:18 GMT
"oh crap" <fubar@fubar.com> wrote:

> I tried booting Knoppix and I can get to the file I need to edit but
> it won't let me edit it, it's locked in as read only..

Did you invoke your editor with 'sudo'? Unless Knoppix has changed
something (I last used it several months ago), that should work. :-) 

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Kevin Nathan (Montana, USA)
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