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hi there im a new user of mageia , and so far i like it alot . I am having trouble though . i cant edit my fstab file??? im trying to add comments for my ssd drive but kwrite wont let me edit the file , and i cant login as root to edit files either ??? any suggestions???

If you are using KDE install the following package:
kde-rootactions-servicemenu

Do a right click on the fstab file and you will have an option to edit as root.

You do not need to log in as root to perform actions as root.

Opn a terminal and enter

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su -
kwrite /etc/fstab

and you will have a kwrite window operating as root.
The su command means 'switch user'. The '-' after the su is important. Without it the window will fail to open.
You can open any graphical application this way, dolphin, konqueror or anything.

If you use KDE another way of starting applications as root to hit the Alt+F2 keys and in the pop up window you see enter

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kdesu kwrite /etc/fstab