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                                                                                                                                                                 |  10-09-2012, 03:19 AM | #1 |                              | Member                                                                 Registered: Oct 2012                                   Posts: 96                                                                   Rep:                                      |                                                                   E212 cant open file for writing. I have root access                                                                                                 
                                                                 Hi guys,i was editing network interfaces
                                    i have the root access                                   Code: [root@xxx]# uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root) context=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023                                   Code: /etc/network/interfaces" E212: Can't open file for writing Press ENTER or type command to continue i cant save changes after i modified the file.any help?
 thanks!
                                    update,i was able to modify vi /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0
                                 
                                                                       Last edited by slowerogue; 10-09-2012 at                                    03:32 AM. Reason: update                                                                   |                              |  |  |                                                                                                      |  10-09-2012, 09:29 AM | #2 |                              | Senior Member                                                                 Registered: Jun 2002 Location: Eastern PA, USA Distribution: K/Ubuntu 18.04-14.04, Scientific Linux 6.3-6.4, Android-x86, Pretty much all distros at one point...                                   Posts: 1,802                                                                   Rep:                                        | Note: Just because you're root, doesn't mean you can do things that can't be done. For instance, if you have a file's permissions set for read only, you can't normally edit it without changing permissions to read/write. Also, lock-files may block access to a service, etc. Think of root as "super-user," with pervasive authority to change things in the system,...                                not                                a "God mode," omnipotent and able to change the rules of the system. |                              |  |  |                                                                                                      |  10-09-2012, 09:48 PM | #3 |                              | Member                                                                 Registered: Oct 2012                                   Posts: 96                                                                   Original Poster                                                                   Rep:                                      | i see tqtqso how do i change it to read/write permission? thx
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