[orca-list] Editing The Sudoers File While Using the Live CD

["Earle" <e zwicker sympatico ca>]

I'm using the live cd for the latest version of ubuntu.  I want to edit the sudoers file, but I can't figure 
out how to 
do it.  I'm trying to enable system admin, so that I can get into gparted.  I've followed the instructions on 
the web 
site, but when I type sudo visudo the sudoers file comes up in the terminal, but I can't figure out how to 
edit it.  I 
googled visudo and I read that I could type editor=nano then type sudo visudo, and that is supposed to make 
the file 
come up in nano.  This didn't work from the cd.  I didn't think it would, but I tried it any way.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Earle

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