Re: Cannot display /etc/fstab

From: Ivan Marsh (annoyed_at_you.now)
Date: 06/22/05 

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 13:22:09 -0500

> "Ivan Marsh" <annoyed@you.now> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> news:pan.2005.06.22.17.35.58.975100@you.now...
>> On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 02:13:10 +0200, cody wrote:
>>
>>> I got the message when attempting to open this file from the GUI
>>> (gnome).
>>
>> Shall we try and guess which application you were attempting to view
>> the file with?
>>
On Wed, 22 Jun 2005 19:45:19 +0200, cody wrote:

> Thanks for answering me.
>
> By default is is opened with the TextEditor. I tried other programs, the
> same message, so I guess the message came from the OS, not from the
> specific application. I have no clue what the cause of the problem could
> be.

Well, if you have rights to the file, which root should, and you still
can't open it that's a bit of a head scratcher.

This may be an issue with being logged into the GUI as root. Some say you
should never do that... I'm not sure why. I don't log in as root as a rule
in general, so maybe someone else has some insight into that. 

-- 
"Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed."
   Benjamin Franklin (I didn't know he was a Buddhist)

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