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   From: SINNER <99nesorjd@gates_of_hell.invalid>   
   Subject: Re: A basic gnome problem   
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   Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:40:04 GMT   
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   * Chris Game wrote in alt.os.linux.ubuntu:   
   > On 2007-02-21, SINNER  wrote:   
   >>> ...    
   >>> This is embarrassing:   
      
   >> Bah, we are all guilty of it once and a while, no worries.   
      
   >>> the sudo command doesn't work on my machine    
   >>> either. Do this:   
      
   >>> sudo -i   
   >>>    
   >>> echo false >> /etc/X11/default-display-manager   
      
      
   >> That will definately work.   
      
   >>> I think, the sudo doesn't get past the redirection (">>").   
      
   >> Yes, I think the shell executes the echo and then dies.   
      
   > This must be the usual issue with sudo executing a shell redirect    
   > command (append to file in this case); try putting 'bash' in there    
   > to get the permissions right, e.g.   
   > sudo bash -c "echo false > > /whatever/somefile"   
      
   > See https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo for more information    
   > on the do's and don't's of sudo.   
      
   Nice link, thanks!   
      
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