using Fedora 34
trying to update /etc/jwhois.conf
become root
sudo -i
or sudo su
find jwhois.conf
scroll down with mouse to find the pertinent line
edit line with nano
hit ctrl + o
file will not save
terminal hangs
manually close terminal
try it again
exact same way
attempt to save file with ctrl + o
terminal hangs
absolutely positively will not let me save the file despite root privs
what am I missing?
is there a special command to become root to edit the jwhois.conf file?
was able to successfully edit previously with nano
after the latest update to fedora, suddenly I can no longer edit the file in question
I am not using vim
I use nano
pls do not suggest vim
and btw here’s what the file looks like
each time cli timed out it saved the file with a numerical increment
I become root to delete and it tells me the file doesn’t exist
what am I doing wrong?
puzzling
when I become root and attempt to run ls -l on jwhois.conf
I get this
$ ls -lat jwhois.conf
ls: cannot access ‘jwhois.conf’: No such file or directory
what am I doing wrong?
how can I fix this?
absolutely
positively
BIZARRE
terminal kept timing out
multiple jwhois.conf.save numbered indiv 1-5
after much bullshit, finally the jwhois.conf file saved
WTF is wrong with Fedora 34?
each time it’s updated, it borks something else