>> Hi David >> Vi can be confusing - the commands to write out the file are >> normally shown down the bottom of the open file - ctrl+o to write, >> ctrl+x to exit. >> > > Those commands are for pico/nano. The are not vi commands. > > Vi uses :w for write, :q for quit, etc. > > oops :) Hi David, 1. I've never had gksu lock me out of /etc/sudoers - don't know what the issue could be there... 2. Using the hostname of the computer is fine - the line would be [username] [hostname] = NOPASSWD: /bin/mount, /bin/umount 3. If you can't edit the file with gksu gedit then using Mons cheat sheet you should be able to do it in visudo Hope it helps Paul
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