root can not save files anymore

["Schwarzer, Axel" <SchwarzerA messe-duesseldorf de>]

Hello,

With the switch to openSUSE 12.2 (from 11.4) root is not able to 
edit (and save) files. That holds true for existing and newly created 
ones. Currently I'm unable to figure out the underlying problem. 
Other editors work as expected. Even a strace provided me with no 
hints.


My system consists of:

Linux lnx30 3.4.11-2.16-default #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 17:05:00 UTC 2012 (259fc87) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

mc-4.8.1.3-4.1.2.x86_64


Please find the ini (after automatic relocation) afterwards:

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lnx30:~/.config/mc # cat ini 

[Midnight-Commander]
verbose=1
pause_after_run=1
shell_patterns=1
auto_save_setup=1
auto_menu=0
use_internal_view=1
use_internal_edit=1
clear_before_exec=1
confirm_delete=1
confirm_overwrite=1
confirm_execute=0
confirm_history_cleanup=0
confirm_exit=0
confirm_directory_hotlist_delete=0
safe_delete=1
mouse_repeat_rate=100
double_click_speed=250
use_8th_bit_as_meta=0
confirm_view_dir=0
mouse_move_pages_viewer=1
mouse_close_dialog=0
fast_refresh=0
drop_menus=0
wrap_mode=0
old_esc_mode=0
old_esc_mode_timeout=1000000
cd_symlinks=1
show_all_if_ambiguous=1
max_dirt_limit=10
torben_fj_mode=0
use_file_to_guess_type=1
alternate_plus_minus=0
only_leading_plus_minus=1
show_output_starts_shell=0
xtree_mode=0
num_history_items_recorded=60
file_op_compute_totals=1
classic_progressbar=1
vfs_timeout=60
ftpfs_directory_timeout=900
use_netrc=1
ftpfs_retry_seconds=30
ftpfs_always_use_proxy=0
ftpfs_use_passive_connections=1
ftpfs_use_passive_connections_over_proxy=0
ftpfs_use_unix_list_options=1
ftpfs_first_cd_then_ls=1
fish_directory_timeout=900
editor_tab_spacing=8
editor_word_wrap_line_length=72
editor_fill_tabs_with_spaces=0
editor_return_does_auto_indent=0
editor_backspace_through_tabs=0
editor_fake_half_tabs=0
editor_option_save_mode=2
editor_option_save_position=0
editor_option_auto_para_formatting=0
editor_option_typewriter_wrap=0
editor_edit_confirm_save=0
editor_syntax_highlighting=1
editor_persistent_selections=1
editor_cursor_beyond_eol=0
editor_visible_tabs=1
editor_visible_spaces=1
editor_line_state=0
editor_simple_statusbar=0
editor_check_new_line=1
editor_show_right_margin=0
nice_rotating_dash=1
mcview_remember_file_position=0
auto_fill_mkdir_name=1
copymove_persistent_attr=1
select_flags=6
editor_backup_extension=~
mcview_eof=
kilobyte_si=0
mix_all_files=0
show_backups=1
show_dot_files=1
fast_reload=0
fast_reload_msg_shown=0
mark_moves_down=1
reverse_files_only=1
navigate_with_arrows=0
scroll_pages=1
mouse_move_pages=1
filetype_mode=1
permission_mode=0
quick_search_case_sensitive=2
ignore_ftp_chattr_errors=true
keymap=mc.keymap
skin=default

preallocate_space=0
editor_group_undo=0

[Layout]
message_visible=0
keybar_visible=1
xterm_title=0
output_lines=0
command_prompt=1
menubar_visible=0
show_mini_info=1
free_space=1

horizontal_split=0
vertical_equal=1
left_panel_size=66
horizontal_equal=1
top_panel_size=66

[Misc]
timeformat_recent=%b %e %H:%M
timeformat_old=%b %e  %Y
ftp_proxy_host=gate
ftpfs_password=anonymous@
display_codepage=ASCII
source_codepage=Other_8_bit
autodetect_codeset=
clipboard_store=
clipboard_paste=

[Colors]
base_color=
xterm=
color_terminals=

linux=

[Panels]
simple_swap=false
kilobyte_si=false
mix_all_files=false
show_backups=true
show_dot_files=true
fast_reload=false
fast_reload_msg_shown=false
mark_moves_down=true
reverse_files_only=true
auto_save_setup_panels=true
navigate_with_arrows=true
panel_scroll_pages=true
mouse_move_pages=true
filetype_mode=true
permission_mode=false
quick_search_mode=2
show_mini_info=true
torben_fj_mode=false

[terminal:xterm]
f13=\\e[1\;2P
f14=\\e[1\;2Q
f15=\\e[1\;2R
f16=\\e[1\;2S
f17=\\e[15\;2~
f19=\\e[18\;2~
f20=\\e[19\;2~
kpasterisk=\\eOj

f18=\\e[17\;2~

[Panelize]
Find *.orig after patching=find . -name \\*.orig -print
Find SUID and SGID programs=find . \\( \\( -perm -04000 -a -perm +011 \\) -o \\( -perm -02000 -a -perm +01 \\) \\) -print
Find rejects after patching=find . -name \\*.rej -print
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Can you recommend something for a solution? Thank you in 
advance.


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Mit freundlichem Gruss/Kind regards

        -Axel Schwarzer-
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