SID-01797: VMWare Issue - Set Networking

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Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:	RedHat Linux	Last update:	11 years ago

Hello,

I'm quite new to Linux, so downloaded the VMWare installation. At this step of the process -

Network configuration for DHCP: Login as root, edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 and set its content to the following: DEVICE=eth0 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=dhcp

I get an error message of 'Permission denied'. I am logged in as root and managed to change the password ok, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks, Carly

-- Carly Dorbie - 2013-09-09

Discussion and Answer

Where do you get the permission denied message? What did you do just prior to that?

-- Peter Thoeny - 2013-09-10

I get it when I enter in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. I also tried it with the other - DEVICE=eth0 ONBOOT=yes BOOTPROTO=dhcp. It comes up just as soon as I hit enter.

I had changed the password just before that. I shut down the VM and logged in with the new password just to be sure it had worked.

-- Carly Dorbie - 2013-09-10

Sorry, I still do not understand, when do you get the error? At the time when you edit /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0? Or save that file? What editor do you use?

BTW, if you use DHCP you do not need to change the file.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2013-09-10

Hey Peter,

I get the same issue as Carly described above. After using the network restart function, i entered /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 (as i'm trying to use the static ip setup) and it returned "permission denied"

-- Greg Cooperman - 2014-12-12

Greg: You need to edit this file, not execute. Do one of:

vi  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

emacs  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

Google to learn how to use either vi or emacs.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-12-12

Not sure if the Nano editor is installed or not, it is a more intuitive editor for Windows users:

nano  /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-12-12

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