Failing to create a file with sudo nano
I'm trying to create a file /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf using the command sudo nano and when I hit ^X then Yes to save changes and hit return to finish it then says "Error writing /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf: No such file or directory" Please help I'm getting very annoyed with this.
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FTrevorGowen
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Re: Failing to create a file with sudo nano
What happens if you try ^O (to write Out the file) first, before ^X (to eXit)? Are you sure that the /etc/hostapd directory already exists? (Use sudo mkdir to create it perhaps)digipup1 wrote:I'm trying to create a file /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf using the command sudo nano and when I hit ^X then Yes to save changes and hit return to finish it then says "Error writing /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf: No such file or directory" Please help I'm getting very annoyed with this.
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Re: Failing to create a file with sudo nano
Does the /etc/hostapd directory exist to start with?
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Re: Failing to create a file with sudo nano
I can easily replicate the error because I don't have a directory /etc/hostapd/ on my system. It sounds like you don't have it on yours either.
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