[solved] "permission denied" even though I am logged in as root

Hi, I just installed Arch and now I am trying to add repositories to pacman.
I am currently logged in as root
[root@arch ~]#
Now I am trying to access /etc/pacman.conf by typing
/etc/pacman.conf
wich returns
-basch: /etc/pacman.conf: Permission denied
So I checked the forum and the wiki how to check permissions for files. found this wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/File_Permi … ermissions
so I did
# cd /etc
# ls -l
wich gave me
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2862 Jun 18 06:01 pacman.conf
If I read this correctly it says that "root" can read and write. But I am logged in as "root" so why can I not edit the file?
Last edited by ningfengrui (2013-08-21 09:50:17)

No problem at all & welcome to arch.
If you had not been so new, I would not of been this kind to you because the first result of a google search of "basch: /etc/pacman.conf: Permission denied" would have given you the answer you needed
But hey! we all make the same mistake, but be sure to search for the answer before you ask here.
Also, you need to edit the title of your original post to read "[Solved] "permission denied" even though I am logged in as root"
lecture over ! & again, welcome to arch

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