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# 1  
Old 05-14-2008
trying to add .profile for root
I am trying to add a .profile for root

I cd to /

do
vi .profile

and get

/var/tmp/ExGXaaqa Read only file system...

What does this mean?
# 2  
Old 05-14-2008
It means the root file system is mounted in such a way that you cannot modify it. man mount to read more and perhaps even find out how to change that (but of course, if the physical disk is a read-only disk like a DVD, you simply can't write to it).
# 3  
Old 05-14-2008
That means that /var/tmp has lost its sticky bit and/or 777 permissions. As root, do:
Code:
# chmod 1777 /var/tmp

If you don't have root access, just use redirection. For example, if you want to create an alias for the clear command:
Code:
# echo "alias 'cl=clear'" >> .profile

# 4  
Old 05-14-2008
Ouch, right, not the root file system, correct-
# 5  
Old 05-14-2008
actually it appears that I was some how in maint mode.

I logged out and back in and now it is working.

THanks for the comments guys.
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