Livecd open file as root

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I am testing the OpenSuse 11 livecd

I want to open a file as root, but cannot.

The file is /etc/wvdial.conf

That file can only be edited as root.

I tried sudo gedit from terminal but it refuses to launch gedit.

What’s the answer?

2

managing certain files in a live envronment is not possible, since you are simply running a system with limited possibilities.
not sure what wvdial.conf is but it’s not in my /etc/
but I don’t use gnome

3

If you have a distro on the hard drive it’s

gnomesu gedit /path_to/filename

but for the lve cd you have to do it this roundabout way:

su
gedit /path_to/filename

because the rpm for gnomesu isn’t included (I think).