Subj : Re: How to Modify menu.lst file when I don't have permission To : alt.comp.linux,comp.os.linux,alt.os.linux From : Michael Heiming Date : Tue Sep 21 2004 12:40 pm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 NotDashEscaped: You need GnuPG to verify this message In alt.os.linux jch suggested: > I've just installed Suse on my machine which already had Fedora and XP. I've > some how managed to screw up the menu.lst file and now I can't boot into > anything but XP which entirely defeats the purpose of having installed Linux > to begin with. I can access the file system with my Knoppix disk and I can > get to the menu.lst file but I can't write to it. I don't have permission. > The file is set as rw -- -- --. I can read it by mnt/hda6/boot/grub and > vi'ing the file but I can't change anything. The fs in question is mounted "rw"? Then you aren't root, try 'id' to check, become root and retry. -- Michael Heiming (GPG-Key ID: 0xEDD27B94) mail: echo zvpunry@urvzvat.qr | perl -pe 'y/a-z/n-za-m/' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBUBMRAkPEju3Se5QRAjh3AKDElv/cvPbp6AkpDL0jnrI6wukdvACguoJD rq+S43ZnHJFEDPh7R7iIbfc= =PRJP -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- .