have u checked the permissions and owner of the file?? On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 09:48, MALKIAT BENIPAL wrote:
> Dear guys, > > While I was working in linux (Mandrake 9.0) suddenly there was a power fluctuation > due to loose connection of cables between my PC and my UPS sockets. With the result > the PC rebooted. > > Now when I login in my user and use vi editor to open a new file or save an existing > file after working with it and when I try to save the same, I get the error message > as 'can not open the existing file for writing' thereby I am unable to save my file. > Even if I try to save this file with another name eg. ' : wq! malkiat ' I get the > same error message. > > Please help me how I can set the file permission of my respective users to their > earlier state. Please guide and I shall be verymuch thankful to you. > > Best Regards, > > > > > MALKIAT > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard > _______________________________________________ > ilugd mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd _______________________________________________ ilugd mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd