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I am trying to create an odbc.ini file in the /etc folder.

I'm opening a new file in the text-editor and am trying to save, but I always get a permission denied error.

I've added myself to the sudo group, and then I went into manage the group and had to select a checkbox, but I am still getting this error.

How can I set my permissions to be able to create a file in this directory?

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You can usually side step any permission issues in linux by acting as the root user.

You could try running the text editor as root:

gksudo gedit /etc/odbc.ini

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sudo nano /etc/odbc.ini
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well, that kinda got me there, but really that isn't the ideal way. I have created the file, but now i need to edit it. Editing in VI is far from ideal, so I'm really looking for a way to manage my files using whatever tools I want, not just command line. – user7926 Oct 21 '11 at 3:04
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@user: The answer already shows how to use editors other than vi. – grawity Oct 21 '11 at 12:49
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