Editing configuration files

[Kim Briggs]

On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 6:42 PM Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:

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> On Fri, 23 Nov 2018, 18:35 Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com wrote:
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>> On 24/11/2018, Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > What is the preferred way to edit text configuration files that require
>> > root access?
>> >
>> > For example, I would normally use emacs to edit /etc/default/grub
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> >
>> >
>> > Ian
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>> Have you tried
>> sudo vi <filename>
>> ?
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> Or nano.  It would be nice if there were a GUI editor that could edit root
> owned files.
>
> Colin
>

I have been using "sudo gedit" for over a decade.  Don't tell the security
people, but in my own home, I make the rules  :-)
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