file permissinons

[Peter O'Reilly]

File permission errors...

I get file permission errors when trying to configure different apps, like this,


Can't create config file (/var/lib/myap/myapp.conf)
Permission denied
Re-run myapp, adding '-c configfilename' as a parameter.

...I tried 'su' as root but there is no root account set up....how can I grant my user 'sa' the privileges necessary to configure my newly installed server?

Thank you
Peter