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 C.
Date : Sat Sep 25 2004 10:51 am

["Followup-To:" header set to alt.os.linux.]
On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:44:04 -0400,
jch <jch@nospam.com> wrote:
>  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.
>  How can I edit the menu.lst file and thus solve my boot up problems? 

Knoppix's default user is Knoppix, not root.

Try something like su -c "vi /mnt/hda6/boot/grub/menu.lst"

HTH,

Michael C.
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