access to write

[Owen]

I really need some real basic help!

In my blundering efforts to get my HP Scanjet llc scaner to work with Mandriva One the process "created file /etc/saned/hp.conf."
When I try to edit and save "hp.conf" I get the following error message:
"The document could not be saved as it was not possible to write to file:///etc/sane.d/hp.conf."
"Check that you have write access to this file...

I don't think I do have access. How do I gain write access?
Owen

[oz]

su
enter root password

nano /etc/sane.d/hp.conf

save file

[Owen]

Thank You,
Using the Konsole terminal
I pasted the command you just sent and received the following:
"bash: nano: command not found"

[oz]

Okay, you probably don't have nano on your machine, then.

From the Konsole, try this:

kdesu kwrite /etc/sane.d/hp.conf

[oz]

I'm not running KDE right now so can't remember for sure, but you might also be able to right-click on the file from within Konqueror and then choose "edit as root". Just something else to try if the above idea should fail.

[Owen]

I pasted the command and received the following:

Password:
[root@localhost owen]# kdesu kwrite /etc/sane.d/hp.conf
Creating link /root/.kde/socket-localhost.
Created link from "/root/.kde/socket-localhost" to "/root/tmp/ksocket-root"
/usr/X11R6/bin/iceauth: creating new authority file /root/.ICEauthority
Creating link /root/.kde/tmp-localhost.
Created link from "/root/.kde/tmp-localhost" to "/root/tmp/kde-root"
kbuildsycoca running...
Creating link /root/.kde/cache-localhost.
Created link from "/root/.kde/cache-localhost" to "/var/tmp/kdecache-root"
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Configuration/Printing/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level
monitor.desktop:54
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Configuration/Printing/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level
monitor.desktop:57
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Monitoring/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level monitor.des
ktop:54
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Monitoring/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level monitor.des
ktop:57
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Configuration/Printing/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level
monitor.desktop:54
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Configuration/Printing/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level
monitor.desktop:57
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Monitoring/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level monitor.des
ktop:54
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Syst
em/Monitoring/Mtink - Epson inkjet printer maintenance and ink level monitor.des
ktop:57
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Sound/amarok.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-sid'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kdetv.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'text/x-tv-channel
s'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/s
ervicetype 'text/english'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/s
ervicetype 'text/x-c'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'klinkstatus_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/s
ervicetype 'text/x-c++'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/kuickshow.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-ei
m'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Pres
entations/OpenOffice.org Impress.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicety
pe 'application/vnd.stardivision.impress.template'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Pres
entations/OpenOffice.org Impress.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicety
pe 'application/vnd.ms-powerpoint'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kcertpart.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicet
ype 'application/binary-certificate'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'audio/x-pn-rea
laudio-plugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Video/kaffeine.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'application/x-
mplayer2'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'KMediaPart'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'video/msvideo'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kaffeine_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/serv
icetype 'application/x-mplayer2'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/The GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/bm
p'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/The GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/fi
ts'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/The GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pc
x'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/The GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pi
x'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/
Graphics/The GIMP v2.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/pn
m'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kformulapart.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servi
cetype 'application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.formula-template'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Spre
adsheets/OpenOffice.org Calc.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype '
application/vnd.stardivision.calc.template'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servi
cetype 'text/english'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servi
cetype 'text/x-c'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'kxsldbg_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servi
cetype 'text/x-c++'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'katepart.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicety
pe 'text/x-fortran'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'knotify.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetyp
e 'KNotify'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'gstreamer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/ser
vicetype 'KMediaPart'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'gstreamer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/ser vicetype 'audio/x-mpeg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'gstreamer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/ser vicetype 'audio/x-ogg'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: 'gstreamer_part.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/ser vicetype 'video/x-avi'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Draw ing/OpenOffice.org Draw.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'appli cation/vnd.stardivision.draw.template'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Internet/We bBrowsers/Mozilla Firefox.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'tex t/mml'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Multimedia/ Graphics/showfoto.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicetype 'image/x-eim '
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Word processors/OpenOffice.org Writer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicety pe 'application/vnd.stardivision.writer.template'
kbuildsycoca: WARNING: '/var/lib/menu-xdg/applications/Mandrakelinux/Office/Word processors/OpenOffice.org Writer.desktop' specifies undefined mimetype/servicety pe 'application/x-doc'
Invalid entry (missing '=') at /root/tmp/kde-root/kconf_updatequXSHa.tmp:1
KWrited - Listening on Device /dev/pts/2
QMultiInputContext::changeInputMethod(): index=0, slave=xim

[oz]

That should have worked.

Did you try other method I posted above?

[Owen]

Yes I tried as you suggested. No luck.
hp.conf was opened by Kwrite.
After making modification and trying to save I got the same message about not having write access to this file.
The right click only brought up the submenu with "paste, select all, bookmarks" As a alternative I right clicked, left clicked all of the available menus without the needed reslults

[oz]

You could always edit the file with vim (or vi), as I figure it's included with Mandriva by default, but vim is not very new user friendly:

su
(enter root password)

vim /etc/sane.d/hp.conf

Press i to edit the file
After editing the file, press ESC, then :wq to write and quit.

If this doesn't work, try su - and repeat all the remaining steps.

Hope this helps - let us know.

[Owen]

The command gets into editing hp.conf with Vim o.k.
I'm unsure of using "i" for editing. Using the delete and arrow keys seemed to work.
A problem occured when I tried to use the ESC key. Nothing seemed to happen. There wasn't any opportunity to use the "wq" command.
The changes were not saved when I quit and exited.