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

["Earle" <e zwicker sympatico ca>]

I want to thank Daniel and others for all the help I've been given.  This is by far, one of the better lists 
I've been 
on.

It's funny, because about 10 minutes before reading Daniel's message, I found the solution by going through 
the list 
archives.  There was a post about editing the sudoers file with vim.

Thanks again for all the great info this list has to offer.

Earle

Msn:  peterson_33 sympatico ca

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daniel Dalton" <d dalton iinet net au>
To: "Earle" <e zwicker sympatico ca>
Cc: "orca list" <orca-list gnome org>
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2008 11:54 PM
Subject: Re: [orca-list] Editing The Sudoers File While Using the Live CD


On Sat, 24 May 2008, Earle wrote:

> 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

Actually
export EDITOR=nano
As long as nano is installed.
If it isn't installed (it probably is) apt-get install nano
(as root, so with sudo)
Then visudo should open in nano.
The default editor is vi I think.
Which is quite complicated to use, I haven't learnt to use it yet.

-- 
Daniel Dalton

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<d dalton iinet net au>