Re: [emacs-wiki-discuss] Re: New To Emacs

[Jim Crossley]

Not to get too off-topic, but...

Edward O'Connor <address@hidden> writes:

>> Additionally, how do I edit as root in emacs? I don't want to leave
>> emacs but want to edit my /etc/apt/sources.list, which require that I
>> edit as a superuser.
>
> C-x C-f /sudo::/etc/apt/sources.list RET

That's cool, but it doesn't work for me.  :-(

Instead, ange-ftp seems to think 'sudo' is the name of a host.  Am I
missing some package or config?

Thanks,
Jim