avoid syncronising clock and how to dial-up

[Art Alexion]

enrike at altern.org wrote:

>I understand then that there is no way to do something as root in a GUI
>mode. In other words to do admin work you have to use the terminal and do
>it with commands. In this case then i would have to edit the file with a
>commands line editor. Is this correct? if so could you explain me how to
>do it? i have done it once but i cannot remember very well how to use this
>command line editors. Or maybe i should read some manual about this basic
>unix tasks? otherwise i am gonna be bombarding the list with such basic
>questions ...
>  
>
For any root tasks not easily accomplished using the menus, either 
launch a root terminal or do a

    $ sudo -s

To make yours a root terminal. then launch Nautilus or gedit or whatever 
you want to use with a

    $ gedit /etc/somefile &

or whatever tool you want to use.

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