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cmynott
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 12:34 am    Post subject: NOOBIE can't edit lts.conf Reply with quote
Hey all,

I am about as noobie as one gets. I am trying to edit the lts.conf file to enable floppy support on a terminal. The D#$M file is read only and for the life of me I can't figure it out. Any help out would be appreciated. Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 1:18 am    Post subject: Re: NOOBIE can't edit lts.conf Reply with quote
cmynott wrote:
Hey all,

I am about as noobie as one gets. I am trying to edit the lts.conf file to enable floppy support on a terminal. The D#$M file is read only and for the life of me I can't figure it out. Any help out would be appreciated. Wink

Casey

Welcome to the lug "cmynott" Very Happy

I have never seen a "lts.conf" file but all system files can only be altered by "root" user, Most often done by openning the file with a text editor such as Kwrite and saving the changes. :



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 1:50 am    Post subject: Re: NOOBIE can't edit lts.conf Reply with quote
Thanks for the welcome. Basically, I have installed the most recent version of k12ltsp and have a terminal working which I am very happy about. I need the terminal to have an active floppy drive. I found this:

http://www.k12ltsp.org/phpwiki//StorageFloppyUsb

So, I follow the instructions and the file that I open is read only. I can't modify the file. The permissions say that I am NOT the owner. Well, I am the owner but I guess not as far as this file is concerned. Anywho, I am going to try again tomorrow and and see if I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. Thanks for the reply. It is much appreciated! Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 3:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Try editing said file as ROOT, like mushroom suggested, that should do the trick. ROOT should be able to edit anything.

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 4:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Welcome to USALUG cmynott, Glad to have you here Exclamation Exclamation



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 5:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
crouse wrote:
Try editing said file as ROOT, like mushroom suggested, that should do the trick. ROOT should be able to edit anything.

Welcome to usalug Wink


Thanks for the reply. I will give this a try. As for the ROOT their must be some sort of option that I have to login as? or apply to make the changes? Thanks again! Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 5:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
JP wrote:
Welcome to USALUG cmynott, Glad to have you here Exclamation Exclamation


Thanks for the welcome! Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You would need to know the root password for the terminal server, I think.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 2:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
To edit files as root you have several options, among them:

- open a console and "su" to root and edit the file with the editor of your choice

- if you prefer a gui editor click tke "K" menu go to "System Tools" - "File Manager - Super User Mode" and click on that. It will ask you for your root password. Browse to the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc directory and right click on the lts.conf file and click open with and choose the text editor you want to use.

- log in as root and browse to the file and edit it as explained above.


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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2024 5:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
markrmcs wrote:
To edit files as root you have several options, among them:

- open a console and "su" to root and edit the file with the editor of your choice

- if you prefer a gui editor click tke "K" menu go to "System Tools" - "File Manager - Super User Mode" and click on that. It will ask you for your root password. Browse to the /opt/ltsp/i386/etc directory and right click on the lts.conf file and click open with and choose the text editor you want to use.

- log in as root and browse to the file and edit it as explained above.


Mark


UREIKA! I didn't realize that you need to login as root. Thanks for the info Mark. It is much appreciated! Here we go!

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