php.ini .....read only

[shamrox]

I'm trying to make a change to the php.ini file. Mac OS X installation.
I have found the file through Terminal, opened it in text edit and go to save, but it says file is READ-ONLY.
How do I change it so I can save the file???

Also, being a newbie to TERMINAL and Mac's...how do I use the FINDER to navigate to this place ---> /usr/local/php5/

http://www.metrodesignworks.com

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/

 

[PHV]

man chmod

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[shamrox]

ok, if I wanted to change the chmod to 755 how would I write that in Terminal for the php.ini file??

http://www.metrodesignworks.com

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/

 

[ericbrunson]

chmod 755 /path/to/php.ini

 

[shamrox]

Ok, did that.

Says Operation not permitted.

What am I missing here?!?!!

http://www.metrodesignworks.com

http://www.nowthatsodd.com/deadpool/

 

[ericbrunson]

You are not the owner of the file and/or directory it is in. You need to become root using "su" or "sudo" or log in as root.

 

[shamrox]

ummm....

 

[PHV]

Or ask your sysadmin.

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[shamrox]

Yeah, I'm the sysadmin...and a newbie to mac, so that's why i'm clueless

 

[PHV]

Well, I'm afraid you have, at least, to read some Getting started manual.

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[shamrox]

when I do su it asks for password. i type one. it says sorry...

 

[PHV]

As you are the sysadmin you have to know which password you assigned to the superuser (root) account.

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[shamrox]

That's what i was keying in.

When you say root account, you mean for the mac right?

 

[PHV]

I mean for the super user all *nix flavors have.

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[ericbrunson]

OSX runs a BSD Unix derivative on a Mach kernel, so it *has* a root account. In unix operating systems root is the name commonly given to the special account with user ID 0.

When checking permissions on files and processes the kernel checks first if the userid is 0, if it is then it grants access for the operation. If the userid is not 0, then the kernel compares the UID with the permissions of the process or file.

I've never installed OSX, but either there is a default password for root (very insecure) or it asked you for a password for the root account and you just don't remember it.

There is a utility called "sudo" that may be installed on the system. IF it is installed and IF your account has been granted access to use it and IF you have permission to use a given "command" THEN typing 'sudo command' will first prompt you for *your* password, not roots, then it will run the command with root permission.

If it is not installed or you do not have permission and you do not know the root password, then you are fuqued.