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2011-03-30
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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.
"but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!"
- you're gonna have to explain that 'cos it doesn't make sense.
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2011-03-30
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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 rather than the CLI script version........
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2011-03-30
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Originally Posted by jedi
I think this is something I've often seen.
"but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!"
- you're gonna have to explain that 'cos it doesn't make sense.
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.
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2011-03-30
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Originally Posted by rotoflex
Oh I see. You could also do it the
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.
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2011-03-30
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Leafpad will crash for root if the file doesn't exist.
Before the leafpad command create the file:
Before the leafpad command create the file:
Code:
> /etc/multiboot.d/01-Maemo-2.6.28.10power46-wl1.item
but leafpad closes when root upon saving the file!
anyway around this
gav