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jku3pp3r
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 Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:22 am Post subject: fstab Problem |
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In the installation process when I type:
| Code: | | (none) linux# /etc/fstab |
it returns with the response:
| Code: | | bash: /etc/fstab: Permission denied |
I am logged in as root obviously, yet I still don't have permission? How can I remedy this situation.
It's probably something simple I know, I am a newbie 
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delta407
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:31 am Post subject: |
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Just typing "/etc/fstab" will result in your shell attempting to execute /etc/fstab, which is silly. 
You're probably wanting to edit it; use "nano -w /etc/fstab".
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Mike_McCready
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, I was just about to ask the same question myself (yup, I'm dumb).
Although, I think the Gentoo installation instructions should be changed, there's no point in giving code listings that don't work. That too, is silly |
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delta407
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm... it doesn't say to try to run /etc/fstab. It says:
| Quote: | Note: At the moment the only editor installed by default is nano, a small and very easy-to-use visual editor. Use nano with the -w option to turn off automatic line-wrapping.
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The first file we need to configure is /etc/fstab. |
It's not totally clear, but it seems reasonably clear to me.
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rommel
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| Posted: Wed Jul 10, 2002 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| well i am an idiot in linux and i never made that correlation....so i dont think the install instructions are to blame...someone just needed to read them slowly |
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