From: "A.J.Mechelynck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Cut'n'Paste via "*p and different users
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:28:23 +0200
> Meino Christian Cramer wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I often edit some system related files as root while haveing cat-ed related
> > (text-) material as user on another terminal.
> >
> > Trying to do the following under X and with mrxvt as termulator does not
> > work:
> >
> > sux root
> > <password>
> >
> > vim <a system file>
> >
> > (and as user at another termulator-window"):
> >
> > cat <a file>
> > selecting some text
> >
> > (back to the rooted vim: )
> >
> > "*p
> >
> > Doing both as user works nicely.
> >
> >
> > Is it possible to Cut(user)'n'Paste(root) somehow? Is this a problem
> > of security settiongs, of permission settings or of me myself ? ;)
> >
> > Ah! by the way: I am running Gentoo linux (updated on a daily basis)
> > and I am using vim via the console (mrxvt termulator) under X.
> >
> >
> > Thanks a lot for any help in advance!
> > Keep editing!
> > mcc
> >
>
> If it doesn't work via the clipboard, try the older (pre-clipboard) method,
> using an auxiliary file:
>
> :[range]w {filename} " write lines (from) (to)
>
> :[line]r {filename} " read after (line)
> " or before line 1 if (line) == 0
>
> User -> root should work with no problem. For root -> user you might need
>
> :!chmod {filename} a+r
>
> in between, to give everyone read permission.
>
>
> Best regards,
> Tony.
>
Hi Tony,
thank you for your reply, Tony !
I know that temporary-file-trick already (it is one of two things,
which I know before.... the other thing is how to start vim ;)))
I was wondering, whether the clipboard-problem is caused by some
(possible wrong) settings of my system or a normal behaviour of
X/mrxvt and whether there are tricks to make the clibboard working
"inter-user-al" :) ... it is so cool to use "*p !!!
Keep hacking!
mcc
