Timeline for Cannot open file for writing: Permission denied when trying to save my hosts file edits
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| May 24 at 12:09 | vote | accept | way245 | ||
| Jan 18, 2023 at 2:50 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:24 | comment | added | way245 | You have been extremely helpful. Thank you for the warm welcome :) | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:16 | comment | added | Allan | Cool. I edited it a bit to make it a bit more "attractive." Oh...and welcome to Ask Different! | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:13 | comment | added | way245 | I wrote up the answer! | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:13 | answer | added | way245 | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:11 | comment | added | Allan | Go ahead and write it up as an answer then reply to this comment. This way I can up vote it! | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:08 | comment | added | way245 | Oh wow, okay! Thanks so much- I really appreciate it. | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:06 | history | edited | Allan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:03 | comment | added | Allan |
That tells you it is readable by root, users in the wheel group, and everyone else. It is only writeable by root. So, to edit it, you need to preface your command with sudo. For example, if using the nano editor: sudo nano /etc/hosts. Enter your password and you'll be able to edit.
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 19:00 | comment | added | way245 |
-rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 289 Apr 22 2021 /etc/hosts This is what I got!
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 18:59 | history | edited | Allan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Added operating system.
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 18:56 | comment | added | way245 | @Allan Ventura 13.1 | |
| Jan 17, 2023 at 18:55 | comment | added | Allan |
Which version of macOS are you using? Also, it tells you it's a permissions issue. What does ls -la /etc/hosts produce?
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| Jan 17, 2023 at 18:54 | history | edited | Allan | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
fixed grammar and formatting
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| S Jan 17, 2023 at 18:46 | history | asked | way245 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |