Arch Linux

danbrownlow

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Registered: 2008-03-07

Posts: 11

Editing /etc/rc.conf..

Hello, I've just decided to try Arch Linux after using Ubuntu for a while and well, I went through the install and surprisingly, I can't ping www.google.com like the guide showed me so I figured I need to edit some files.

Well, I used the command nano /etc/rc.conf. changed what I thought may be the problem and attempted to save, and, well, it wouldn't let me.

I've logged in as root so why can't I edit these files?

Dan

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From: Waterloo, ON, CA

Registered: 2005-04-08

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Re: Editing /etc/rc.conf..

Is the root FS mounted readonly?   I believe:

mount / -o remount,rw

Will remount it in RW mode.

danbrownlow

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Registered: 2008-03-07

Posts: 11

Re: Editing /etc/rc.conf..

OK, that worked fine. Thanks.