Sudo Failed

'Forum Post ulist at gs1.ubuntuforums.org
Thu Jan 5 18:31:47 UTC 2006


Old Rocker Wrote: 
> On Thursday 05 Jan 2006 17:14, 'Forum Post, '@wailuku.xlogicgroup.com 

> wrote:

> 

> > make sure your hostname is in /etc/hosts. Â Here is what my
> /etc/hosts

> > looks like (my hostname, found in /etc/hostname, is "caramulo"):

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Code:

> > --------------------

> > Â  Â 

> >

> >   127.0.0.1     localhost.localdomain   localhost     Â
> Â caramulo

> 

> I did not think of that, but I should have done!

> 

> However, if I cannot use sudo, how do I access my hosts file which has
> 

> root permissions?

> -- 

> 

> Old Rocker

> 

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Boot with a live cd and mount your drive.  Also, I didn't realize the
"code" tags on the forums get mssed up when they are emailed, so here
is the forum link if you want to see my /etc/hosts more clearly:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=630138


-- 
_jason




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