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Create a file in /etc/ as a non-root user

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I am a python script which tries to create a file under directory /etc/ but I am getting the error as 

IOError: [Errno 13] Permission denied: '/etc/file'

Any Idea how to create a file in /etc as non-root user?

posted May 31, 2013 by anonymous

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That is not a Python problem, but a permission one. You should configure the permissions so that you have write access to the folder. However unless you know what you are doing it is discouraged to save your file in the /etc/ folder.

answer May 31, 2013 by anonymous
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That directory is protected from users for a reason. You defeat that
and risk the system.

answer May 31, 2013 by anonymous
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/etc is used to store configuration files for the operating system & if you inadvertently corrupt the wrong one then you could kill the system.

answer May 31, 2013 by anonymous
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