Need Some Help

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andy8

Hi,

I have just begun using FreeBSD and this question may sound very trivial but it's quite crucial to me. I have read the FreeBSD handbook but still couldn't solve the problem.

I would like to access a path and open its file, so being the root user, for (e.g.) I type in /var/run/dmesg.boot to view the file.

But the output I get is Permission Denied!

Have I done anything wrong on the command?
 
In order to view a text file, use something like less. Type [cmd=]less /var/run/dmesg.boot[/cmd] for this file, for instance. You can use the cursor keys to go forward / backward in the file, and q to quit; h will bring up a help screen.

The "Permission denied" you see comes from the shell, which tried to execute the file dmesg.boot. Obviously (?) you can't execute a text file.
 
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