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Access Hosts File Mac OS X Lion

Started by .Neo, Jul 21 2011 01:18

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#1 .Neo

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 01:18

On Mac OS X Snow Leopard and below I used to be able to access the Hosts file using this command:

sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts
However, after installing Mac OS X Lion today I can't anymore. Any suggestions how to open and edit the file? Thanks in advance.

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#2 Unrealistic

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:11

View Post.Neo, on 21 July 2011 - 01:18, said:

On Mac OS X Snow Leopard and below I used to be able to access the Hosts file using this command:

sudo /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/MacOS/TextEdit /etc/hosts
However, after installing Mac OS X Lion today I can't anymore. Any suggestions how to open and edit the file? Thanks in advance.

I always just use TextWrangler to edit it. Sudo worked for me though (not using TextEdit.app).

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:16

sudo nano /etc/hosts

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:16

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sudo nano /etc/hosts

once your done

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ctrl+o then crtl+x

#5 rajputwarrior

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:18

VI/VIM FTW!

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 03:18

Terminal

sudo nano /private/etc/hosts

#7 OP .Neo

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 06:02

Thanks The Protagonist and Kol! That did the trick!

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 17:05

I didn't know how to achieve this through Terminal, will come in handy. Thanks. :)

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 17:07

Terminal all the way for quick hosts file editing
Then a quick reboot or could just flush the cache for 'instant' updating

#10 Medfordite

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 17:11

Looks as ifGasmask for Macwill work on Lion and that also lets you edit your hosts files in a Gui.

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 17:22

View Postchrispinto, on 21 July 2011 - 17:07, said:

Then a quick reboot or could just flush the cache for 'instant' updating
Does OS X really cache entries from the hosts file? Seems weird to me.

#12 Xtreme $niper

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 19:40

Still doesn't really explain why he can't use TextMate to edit the file anymore...?

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 20:41

View PostXtreme $niper, on 21 July 2011 - 19:40, said:

Still doesn't really explain why he can't use TextMate to edit the file anymore...?
TextEdit, not TextMate. You can still use TextMate just fine. The problem probably has something to do with sandboxing in Lion.

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 20:48

It's the sandbox.

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Posted 21 July 2011 - 23:05

View Postchrispinto, on 21 July 2011 - 17:07, said:

Terminal all the way for quick hosts file editing
Then a quick reboot or could just flush the cache for 'instant' updating


You don't need to reboot LOL's
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