Hey, I have a pretty basic question... how do I edit some of the files which are denied to me via FTP (I get 550 permission denied error). I was trying to edit srm.conf in /etc/httpd/conf/

Thanks.

if im not mistaken, you can login through telnet or SSH and edit the file using pico...

ex.
pico smr.conf

this considering that the account you're logged under has permissions to access/edit the file :)

g'luck

..the user such as 'root' :D

I would recommend using Emacs to edit files. Pico is just so... "DOSish" and limited.

Emacs *rocks* - and it lets you check your email too :-)

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Be careful with PICO. I have noticed PICO to cause strange problems in files that have long lines. Also, sometimes in PICO it is hard to tell where line breaks are and are not.

I would reccomend using a flavor of VI or Emacs. These tools are much more advanced and require more learning than PICO, but they offer a lot of useful features for editing files via the command line.

Hey Huck,
use pico -w filename, this turns off wordwrap and will fix the problem with lines wrapping in pico. - Bruce

Thanks everyone! I figured it out.. :)