I'm having problems unlocking the hosts file - my Acrobat isn't working and the online tech needs access to the file to fix the problem. The hosts file doesn't allow administrator access. Any ideas?
MacBook Pro with Retina display, iOS 9.2.1, El Capitan
Hello angndal,
Are you getting some kind of error message or something? If so, what does it say?
the message I get is" -rw-r--r-- 1 root wheel 430 26 May 2015 /etc/hosts
Hello again angndal,
Are you using the "sudo" command to edit that file? It is owned by root. Most standard text editors won't be able to save it.
No, the software is legit and it's Adobe who can't figure out what's wrong except to say they need to edit the hosts file, which ironically was altered when i installed acrobat.
it looks like you may have hit on something - I just typed in "su <admin>" and the reply was su: Sorry, which I assume isn't the best. But I do have administrator access.
Hosts file unlock
