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did you use SUDO?<br />
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i.e., after changing to the &nbsp;etc directory, type<br />
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sudo pico smb.conf <br />

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did you use SUDO?

i.e., after changing to the  etc directory, type

sudo pico smb.conf


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I'm not too familiar with user rights on OS X, but try running the editor as root with 'sudo vi /etc/smb.conf'. &nbsp;Does that work?
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I'm not too familiar with user rights on OS X, but try running the editor as root with 'sudo vi /etc/smb.conf'.  Does that work?

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<a href="http://oreilly.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html" rel="ugc">http://oreilly.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html</a><br />

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http://oreilly.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html [http://oreilly.com/pub/a/mac/2003/03/18/samba.html]


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wow that was fast thanks I had to put sudo in front event thought I was logged in as admin !!! strange but it worked , thanks my friend ...
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wow that was fast thanks I had to put sudo in front event thought I was logged in as admin !!! strange but it worked , thanks my friend ...

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Using SUDO logs you in as ROOT, which is a Superuser. More powerful than ADMIN. &nbsp;Allows you to edit files owned by the system.<br />
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Using SUDO logs you in as ROOT, which is a Superuser. More powerful than ADMIN.  Allows you to edit files owned by the system.




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Hi All I have MAC &nbsp;OSX 10.5.8 and i am logged in as the administrator ( admin ) I try to edit with VI the /etc/smb.conf and it still tells me that I dont have the right acces ( you do not have proper access privilege ) ? I dont understand since I am logged in as admin .. anyone help...<br />
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thanks 
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Hi All I have MAC  OSX 10.5.8 and i am logged in as the administrator ( admin ) I try to edit with VI the /etc/smb.conf and it still tells me that I dont have the right acces ( you do not have proper access privilege ) ? I dont understand since I am logged in as admin .. anyone help...

thanks 

mac OSX cannot edit smb.conf access is denied

Mac OS X is the desktop operating system from Apple Inc., found on Macintosh computers. OS X consists of a Mach/BSD-based kernel, operating system interfaces primarily based on FreeBSD and additional frameworks (written in C, C++ and Objective-C providing user interface and application-level services.

Mac OS X

Apple's early computers ran on a variety of operating systems, including a Pascal version and one based on CP/M, before releasing its ProDOS with the advent of its 16-bit computer. With the release of the Lisa, which had its own OS, Apple and computing entered the graphical age; it was followed by the Macintosh, which offered a series of "System" operating systems. Other Mac operating systems included PowerPC until Apple acquired NeXT and folded it into the Mac OS. Current operating systems for Apple devices are Mac OS-X and iOS.