How to modify menu.lst

[SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux]

On Wed, 2008-05-14 at 08:40 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> SYNass IT Ubuntu / Linux wrote:
> > On Tue, 2008-05-13 at 11:10 -0400, elmo wrote:
> >   
> >> James Taji wrote:
> >>     
> >>> On Mon, May 12, 2008 at 7:37 PM, elmo <elmo at ne.rr.com> wrote:
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >>>>  If the changes you want to make are to be accepted by menu.lst, you
> >>>>  should prepare menu.lst before starting to make these changes     Use a
> >>>>  terminal and type in;    chmod go+rw /boot/grub/menu.ls,   Thereafter,
> >>>>  any changes you make in menu.lst will be accepted on a save command.
> >>>>     
> >>>>         
> >>> This is rather bad advice to recommend making any system files world
> >>> writeable. Permissions on system files do not generally need to be
> >>> modified, instead one should use sudo before the editing command to
> >>> gain root privileges, e.g.:
> >>>
> >>> sudo nano /boot/grub/menu.lst
> >>>
> >>> or preferably:
> >>>
> >>> sudoedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
> >>>
> >>> If a gui editor is desired then use gksudo, eg.:
> >>>
> >>> gksudo gedit /boot/grub/menu.lst
> >>>
> >>>   
> >>>       
> >> I've been doing it the way I posted for quite a while because it worked 
> >> and so far haven't had any problem.   However,
> >> I'll start doing it the sudo way from now on, just in case.  Thanks.
> >> elmo
> >>     
> >
> >
> > Hi Elmo, and all others too
> > Thanks for your efforts and support !
> > Well. my problem isn't how and with what to edit !!
> >
> > My problem, as newbie, is more lacking of experience in the correct
> > content 
> > and the respective parameters an its functions inside menu.lst !!!
> >
> > It's nothing very important and I am able to get along easily without
> > modifications. ;-D
> >
> > My intention is more to learn how to get either this or that, 
> > especially with one system I do have and the other system doesn't.
> > So I hope / wish to get both systems working alike !! ;-))
> >
> > Without knowing and foreseeing the results I am not risking
> > anything ! ;-D
> >
> > Cheers, svobi
> >
> >
> >   
>     Everyone is missing the best advice. Before you change menu.lst make 
> a copy of the current one! Then if it is a problem you can get to here 
> again.
> 
> Karl

Yes, and of course, I do so and have it, Karl ! ;-)
Cheers, svobi