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[.Neo]

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.

[Unrealistic]

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).

[AlexMagik]

sudo nano /etc/hosts

[The Protagonist]

sudo nano /etc/hosts

once your done

ctrl+o then crtl+x

[rajputwarrior]

VI/VIM FTW!

[+KoL]

Terminal

sudo nano /private/etc/hosts

[.Neo]

Thanks The Protagonist and Kol! That did the trick!

[PurpleHaze420]

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

[chrispinto]

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

[Medfordite]

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

[+Elliott]

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.

[Xtreme $niper]

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

[+Elliott]

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.

[giga]

It's the sandbox.

[offroadaaron]

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