subject:"\[XFree86\] File permissions\?"

[XFree86] File permissions?

2004-01-25 Thread Viking Skull

Hi there. I'm a new Linux user (The past two days) and I have encountered a very bad problem. My XF86Config-4 file has a monitor definition missing, which makes X crash and not run at bootup. I've been trying to access the file in Emacs but when I try to type it says the file is read only. I

Re: [XFree86] File permissions?

2004-01-25 Thread neil

Viking Skull [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 25.01.2004, 20:34:13: I've been trying to access the file in Emacs but when I try to type it says the file is read only. Type su at a terminal, and then enter the root password for the computer. Then type emacs /etc/X11/XF86Config and it should save