[G4] OT - OSX newbie question....

[Mike Tweedie]

Works like a charm! Thanks for the help!

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Cameron Kaiser [mailto:spectre at floodgap.com] 
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 1:17 PM
To: Power Macintosh G4 List
Subject: Re: [G4] OT - OSX newbie question....


> How does one use terminal in SU (Super User) mode? I type in su at the 
> prompt, and then an admin pwd, and it spits me back out!?
> 
> I want to vi some files.... (I know, I know, but I am an old UNIX guy)

I just do

sudo vi filename

and enter my password at the prompt. After you do this once, sudo will
remember for awhile. If you want a real root shell, I do something like

sudo tcsh

(insert your favourite, though vastly inferior shell here)

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