typo: I retried the command correctly typed:
[r...@vaultaire sluser]# chmod u+w .bashrc chmod: changing permissions of `.bashrc': Read-only file system On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Salvador Aguinaga < salvador.aguin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you Frank: > > I went to root via: > >> su > > Password: > > > Listed the bashrc and then tried to change the permissions as you > suggested: > > >> Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# ls -l .bashrc > > -rw-r--r-- 1 sluser sluser 1143 Nov 4 14:03 .bashrc > > Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# > > Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# > > Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# chmod -u+w .bashrc > > chmod: changing permissions of `.bashrc': Read-only file system > > Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# chmod 700 .bashrc > > chmod: changing permissions of `.bashrc': Read-only file system > > Äroot§vaultaire sluserÜ# > > > And the funky character set is fixed, that not an issue! The main problem > persists.... > > If I go back to my regular account and use: > su -c 'vim .bashrc' I get the same error message. > > Thank you, I really appreciate your help Frank! > > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 8:59 AM, Frank Lanitz <frank.lan...@uni-jena.de>wrote: > >> Am 04.01.2011 15:53, schrieb Salvador Aguinaga: >> > Hello, >> > >> > I a small foot-print SL installation that runs very well, but today I >> > tried to make some changes at the >> > root level and I'm locked out of these privileges. >> >> Did you really became root? Did you do a "su -" or how did you try to >> become root? >> > >> > for example: If I change to root, and try to change .bashrc it tells >> > me that I can't change the file. that the file is readonly. >> >> what does ls -l .basrc tell you? Does a "chmod u+w .bachrc" or chmod 700 >> .bashrc ( I assume its the .bashrc from /root -- elsewise you will might >> need to do another chmod) work? >> >> > if I try to add a new user, my system tells me that I can't do that? >> > useradd -c "Harp user" harpadmin >> > useradd: cannot create directory /home/harpadmin >> >> It appears from below, that the directory is already existing. From my >> memory useradd dislike that -- but I might be wrong. >> >> > I'm also trying to fix a terminal issue: the font is funky: >> > Äroot§vaultaire ßÜ# >> >> What does locales tell you? Did you recently change anything on system >> or the way you login to (e.g. are you using putty or ssh from a >> different system which might having a different charset set? this looks >> a bit like UTF-8 vs. something else >> >> > >> > Lastly, I tried changing the password for user: harpuser, but the >> > system tells me that I have no such user, here is my /home/ folder: >> > >> > Äroot§vaultaire homeÜ# ls >> > harpuser sluser >> >> Does the user have an entry inside /etc/passwd? >> >> Cheers, >> Frank >> > >
