I am new to linux / ubuntu and quickly found myself stymied and flumoxed when I wanted to edit a system configuration file. This is because linux only lets the super user edit configuration files. Ok but Linux also will not let you log into the system when it is booting up as the super user in its default installation. Fun huh? You must use the terminal / command line mode to do this. However I am a windows user and this is bending my brain a little. The key is to open up the file from the command line while logged in as the super user.
Accessories>>Terminal brings up the terminal program. Then type in SU. It will ask for the super user password.
After you are in as the super user you can then use:
This brings up the file in question just like you clicked on it in a gui file browser but it allows you to save off the file after you have made your alterations.
For the sake of speeding up my learning process I am going to configure my test server to allow me to log in from the bootup login screen to the root user.
This all came about because I need the FTP tool on Ubuntu
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