Can't edit host file

[Jarl]

Hi,

I'm using OS X Lion 10.7 and I want to edit my host file using the following terminal command:

"sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts"

I'm logged in as administrator and I enabled the root user.
Still after entering my password I get this error message:

"TextEdit[603:7907] PersistentUI: LSSharedFileListInsertItemURL() failed at inserting URL file://localhost/etc/hosts"

What am I doing wrong?

 

[dijonemon]

Try just running

sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit

Then open the file by using File -> Open.

 

[macmongral]

try buying CS5 then you won't need to edit the file

 

[maflynn]

or you could easily run sudo pico /etc/hosts

 

[Janneman59]

or sudo nano /private/etc/hosts

 

[Jarl]

Cool! Thanks guys!

 

[DandsM]

try buying CS5 then you won't need to edit the file

If you know that, I can assume you're also using/used a pirate copy.

 

[KlytusLord]

try buying CS5 then you won't need to edit the file

Plenty or legitimate reasons to edit your hosts file; it's the easiest way to block known web advertisers, and it can solve some networking problems with multiple OSes, where name resolution does not always work as intended.

 

[buxus]

and how can I save the file? CMD+S doesn't work
or which location do i need to select?

thanks in advance