>
>It's likely all about permissions/privilege and ownership.
>
Yes, that's it exactly.
>
>System configuration files, and executables should be owned by and only
>be writable by root (usually read and execute permissions are given to
>other users for executables), so you don't need to change the file
>owner, you need to logged in as root to edit it.
>
Aha! And how do you do that?
>
>There is a tool that gives you privilege escalation on a
>per-command-line basis, 'sudo'.
>
>Can you tell us more about what you need to do, there are a number of
>old hands here if I recall correctly?
>
Basically, I need to edit a configuration file that is owned by ROOT.
Seems that a series of SLEEP commands are keeping the network manager from
loading, and that is keeping me from all internet access. Those cammands need
to be turned into remarks and the file saved.
In one blog I just encountered, the poster added himself to the ROOT
group, then gave himself all permissions. That sounds reasonable.
>>
>> Now I have a little problem that I cannot seem to find
>>understandable help for. In order to make the needed change to the
>>one confiruation file so it will load up the network manager, I just
>>have to edit the file and save it. But, I need to establish ownership
>>of the file, or folder, or drive in order to save it. How do you go
>>about doing that?
>>
>
BTW: The second laptop arrived today also, but I have not yet opened the
box. I would like to get this little problem solved, install antivirus and
antimalware, update Firefox, set up a few other little things, then move on to
the second laptop.
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