Leafpad root help

[shaddam]

having problems with http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=914062&postcount=1 step 5, i cant cd the boot directory without being root,
but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!
anyway around this

gav

[jedi]

The example code shows that the user has already switched to root user - the prompt is '#'. (for the normal user the prompt would be '$').

"but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!"
- you're gonna have to explain that 'cos it doesn't make sense.

[Switch_]

Don't do it that way, you're obviously not a power user (no offence intended) so if I were you I would be using fAircrack (http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=69009&highlight=fAircrack) rather than the CLI script version........

[rotoflex]

"but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!"
- you're gonna have to explain that 'cos it doesn't make sense.

I think this is something I've often seen.
After becoming root, go to a directory, open a file for editing there with leafpad, when you try to save, Leafpad crashes.

I have since acquired the habit of just editing any configuration files from Filebox.

[jedi]

I think this is something I've often seen.
After becoming root, go to a directory, open a file for editing there with leafpad, when you try to save, Leafpad crashes.

I have since acquired the habit of just editing any configuration files from Filebox.
Oh I see. You could also do it the mans geeks way and use 'vi' :)

[Zas]

Leafpad will crash for root if the file doesn't exist.

Before the leafpad command create the file:
> /etc/multiboot.d/01-Maemo-2.6.28.10power46-wl1.item