* Tramp su from dired
@ 2009-05-23 23:11 notbob
2009-05-24 2:03 ` Tim X
2009-05-26 19:37 ` Michael Albinus
0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: notbob @ 2009-05-23 23:11 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
As a novice emacs fan, I'm learning by using emacs primarily as a file mgr
and file editor. I often need to edit a root file as a user and have
usually just opened up a new session of emacs as root, but would like to
utilize the tramp mode. I've been able to edit a root file from via tramp
when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired and then
specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a new foo file
instead of the existing foo file I specified.
Is it possible to do su from dired or should I just open up a non-dired
window? If so, how? (told you I was a noob) ;)
nb
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-23 23:11 Tramp su from dired notbob
@ 2009-05-24 2:03 ` Tim X
2009-05-26 16:12 ` Peter FELECAN
2009-05-26 19:37 ` Michael Albinus
1 sibling, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Tim X @ 2009-05-24 2:03 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
> As a novice emacs fan, I'm learning by using emacs primarily as a file mgr
> and file editor. I often need to edit a root file as a user and have
> usually just opened up a new session of emacs as root, but would like to
> utilize the tramp mode. I've been able to edit a root file from via tramp
> when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired and then
> specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a new foo file
> instead of the existing foo file I specified.
>
> Is it possible to do su from dired or should I just open up a non-dired
> window? If so, how? (told you I was a noob) ;)
>
Try
C-x C-f /root@localhost:/path/to/file/owned/by/root
Tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-24 2:03 ` Tim X
@ 2009-05-26 16:12 ` Peter FELECAN
2009-05-26 18:59 ` notbob
0 siblings, 1 reply; 7+ messages in thread
From: Peter FELECAN @ 2009-05-26 16:12 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null> writes:
> notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
>
>> As a novice emacs fan, I'm learning by using emacs primarily as a file mgr
>> and file editor. I often need to edit a root file as a user and have
>> usually just opened up a new session of emacs as root, but would like to
>> utilize the tramp mode. I've been able to edit a root file from via tramp
>> when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired and then
>> specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a new foo file
>> instead of the existing foo file I specified.
>>
>> Is it possible to do su from dired or should I just open up a non-dired
>> window? If so, how? (told you I was a noob) ;)
>>
> Try
>
> C-x C-f /root@localhost:/path/to/file/owned/by/root
Or C-x C-f /su::/path/to/file/owned/by/root
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-26 16:12 ` Peter FELECAN
@ 2009-05-26 18:59 ` notbob
2009-05-26 19:00 ` notbob
2009-05-29 12:23 ` Peter FELECAN
0 siblings, 2 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: notbob @ 2009-05-26 18:59 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
On 2009-05-26, Peter FELECAN <pfelecan@deadspam.com> wrote:
>> notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
>>> when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired and then
>>> specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a new foo file
>>> instead of the existing foo file I specified.
> Or C-x C-f /su::/path/to/file/owned/by/root
If you'd read my post closely, you'd have realized I've already tried that
and it doesn't work.
nb
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-26 18:59 ` notbob
@ 2009-05-26 19:00 ` notbob
2009-05-29 12:23 ` Peter FELECAN
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: notbob @ 2009-05-26 19:00 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
On 2009-05-26, notbob <notbob@nothome.com> wrote:
> If you'd read my post closely, you'd have realized I've already tried that
> and it doesn't work.
Oh... but thank you for trying, anyway. ;)
nb
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-23 23:11 Tramp su from dired notbob
2009-05-24 2:03 ` Tim X
@ 2009-05-26 19:37 ` Michael Albinus
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Michael Albinus @ 2009-05-26 19:37 UTC (permalink / raw
To: notbob; +Cc: help-gnu-emacs
notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
> As a novice emacs fan, I'm learning by using emacs primarily as a file mgr
> and file editor. I often need to edit a root file as a user and have
> usually just opened up a new session of emacs as root, but would like to
> utilize the tramp mode. I've been able to edit a root file from via tramp
> when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired and then
> specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a new foo file
> instead of the existing foo file I specified.
>
> Is it possible to do su from dired or should I just open up a non-dired
> window? If so, how? (told you I was a noob) ;)
If you open dired with "file" name /su::/dir you have the remote
directory listing for navigating like for local directories. Just
clicking on the file foo shall open that file.
> nb
Best regeads, Michael.
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* Re: Tramp su from dired
2009-05-26 18:59 ` notbob
2009-05-26 19:00 ` notbob
@ 2009-05-29 12:23 ` Peter FELECAN
1 sibling, 0 replies; 7+ messages in thread
From: Peter FELECAN @ 2009-05-29 12:23 UTC (permalink / raw
To: help-gnu-emacs
notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
> On 2009-05-26, Peter FELECAN <pfelecan@deadspam.com> wrote:
>
>>> notbob <notbob@nothome.com> writes:
>
>>>> when not in dired mode, but when using e (edit) or C-x C-f in dired
>>>> and then specifying a file -- /su::/dir/foo -- I end up opening a
>>>> new foo file instead of the existing foo file I specified.
>
>> Or C-x C-f /su::/path/to/file/owned/by/root
>
> If you'd read my post closely, you'd have realized I've already tried
> that and it doesn't work.
Sorry for that.
Which version of Emacs and tramp are you using?
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