How to edit HOST file in mac the EASY way

[reddagmar]

What am I supposed to do if I type my account password and it does not recognise it? Please, advise! Thanks

[UNE4RTH]

@reddagmar When you type your password it won't show that you're typing, but you are. Its the same password you use for your mac when you make changes and it asks for your "apple ID"

[ilypeaceloveJONAS]

when I press enter it doesnt give me that it just gives me the thing your suppossed to paste

[BartGBx]

its that i don't have permission to change it, how do i get permission?

[spi1opc]

dude it askes me for my pass and it doesnt let me type!! what should i do? :S

[desenagrator]

@spi1opc It's supposed to be like that. Just press enter when you done.

[girgis2000]

Wrong code man - sudo nano /etc/hots

[UNE4RTH]

@girgis2000 No, this code works really well actually, better than "sudo nano/etc/hosts" because it bypasses higher security. The main issue is getting permission to "unlock" the host file once you've opened it.

[goodnatureme]

speak up and what kind of video is this fuck u

[123456789dulys]

thnx man know I could finally downgrade my ipod touch to 4.1 from 4.3.5

[Geeoorggee]

Massive help man cheers :) Can get off shit iOS 5 Now :)

[Sneagator]

Anyone having the problem where you cannot save, here's what I did:

1. Go to "Go" in the menubar and type: /private (which contains /etc and in turn the hosts file).

2. Right click or Cmd+Click the /etc folder and unlock it, then click the little + at the bottom left hand corner, then add your account and change the privilege type to "Read & Write".

3. Open up /etc and repeat step two for the hosts file itself.

Hope this helped.

[snipeliger]

you have the strangest accent..

[handvideoclub]

@snipeliger it's canadian

[nommer14]

SPEAK UP! WE CANT HEAR YOU!

[sketchyou]

Everytime i open a 'Textedit' file.. my Locked Hosts file opens together with it...

any idea? how can i stop this from happening??

Thanks

[GenralosityXL]

LOL -like a fat monitaar

[realndnreal]

My text edit won't let me save. It keeps saying 'The document "hosts" could not be saved. You do not have appropriate access privileges... HELP!!!

[nyk0n2k7]

even easier in the Finder tool bar go to "Go" connect to folder (or CMD-Shift-G) then type "/Private/etc/" it will open the folder in Finder find the file called "hosts" and right click and open in Text Edit.

Much faster and less of a chance of a typo

[ErwinListSanchez]

Could you explain what does the numbers in the terminal mean?

Like this one that is always at the front 127.0.0.1

So how will i block this one site: 91.121.43.180:88

Should i type it like this:

127.0.0.1 91.121.43.180:88

[nyk0n2k7]

@ErwinListSanchez

127.0.0.1 is local host (means--your computer) so to block your Site put this into your hosts file put in the name of the site after the # symbol below

#(the site to block)

127.0.0.1 91.121.43.180

you dont need the :88 which is the TCP/UDP port as not adding it will loopback any request for an app on your computer asking to talk to 91.121.43.180 back to your computer 127.0.0.1

[brandonbrotsky]

I fixed this girl's Photoshop with this video and her gift was AMAZING

[herbfiend]

@brandonbrotsky yeup, another guy with that story here. haha

[bombay1982]

thanks, easy and fast. couldnt be eqasier to explain

[digjam7]

what command? cant see (read) that

[Extremegulpska]

Thank You so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!