Can't create directory in etc for hadoop?

Question

I am following hadoop installation tutorial. It says that

Unpack the downloaded Hadoop distribution. In the distribution, edit the file etc/hadoop/hadoop-env.sh to define some parameters as follows:

but when I open etc directory, I right-click to create a new directory inside. But "Create New Folder" option is disabled in context-menu. How can I create it?

a normal user doesn't have write access in /etc folder. you need root access for that. — astrob0t, Nov 17 '14 at 20:32

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 17 '14 at 21:24

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Probably because nautilus is not opened as root (superuser). Try to launch it from root with sudo nautilus&. But know that everything that you will do from that will not be accessible for standard users. So do not create files in your home directory.

answered Nov 17 '14 at 21:24

Blenderudit

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First, I misunderstood the instruction that there is another etc folder in downloaded hadoop package. Second I did not know about nautilus (yes I am so new [: ). Now I am OK. Thanks. – Özkan ÖZLÜ Nov 17 '14 at 21:26

Can't create directory in etc for hadoop?

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