Changing Files As Root

[davec51]

I just installed Salix. Now I have to change a file (the menu.lst of my Grub) on another partition. I can get to it through Gigolo, but I don't have permission to change it. The sign-in screen says I can't sign on as administrator. I need to be root in the GUI, not just in a terminal. I apologize if this is a simple question, but I couldn't find my answer on these forums.

[Akuna]

If you configured your other partition to be in /etc/fstab during the installation process, you shouldn't need gigolo.

Bur rather, in a terminal :

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su
(then give your root password, and then the following)
geany /path/to/the/file/that/needs/modification

[mimosa]

To find out where (and whether) it is mounted, do:

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$mount

If not, create a directory to mount it to, such as:

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$su
#mkdir /tmp/other_distro
#mount /dev/sdaX /tmp/other_distro
#cd /tmp/other_distro

... and then edit the grub file.

Alternatively, consider using Lilo as bootloader - Salix has a very intuitive GUI tool to set this up which recognises existing OSs, Lilosetup, in the System menu.

[gapan]

I need to be root in the GUI, not just in a terminal.

No, you don't. There is absolutely nothing that requires someone to be root in the GUI. The instructions posted above should be enough. If you need an easy (clicky-clicky) way to mount local devices not in fstab without opening a root terminal, you can install gmountman from the repositories. But you will still need root privileges to edit any system files.