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   Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:40:00 +0100   
   From: Niklaus Kuehnis    
   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
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   On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, SINNER wrote:   
      
   > * Niklaus Kuehnis wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >   
   >> On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, SINNER wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> * Niklaus Kuehnis wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   >>>   
   >>>> sudo echo false >> /etc/X11/default-display-manager   
   >>>> sudo reboot   
   >>>   
   >>> Odd...   
   >>>   
   >>> [10:55 PM][J:0][sinner@~]$ sudo echo false >>   
   >>> /etc/X11/default-display-manager bash:   
   >>> /etc/X11/default-display-manager: Permission denied   
   >>   
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   This is embarrassing: the sudo command doesn't work on my machine    
   either. Do this:   
      
   sudo -i   
      
   echo false >> /etc/X11/default-display-manager   
      
   I think, the sudo doesn't get past the redirection (">>").   
      
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   Nik   
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