saving file

Asked by budi machribie

Wen trying to save I get the following answer
Could not save the file /etc/apache2/sites-available/default.
You do not have the permissions necessary to save the file. Please check that you typed the location correctly and try again

what should i do

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Bhavani Shankar (bhavi) said :
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Hello budi:

try this command in a terminal

gksu nautilus

which will start nautilus as root

and then try to save the file

Note : while editing configuration files its always best to use sudo prefix as it grants superuser privileges to the user

Regards

Bhavani Shankar.

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