<![CDATA[Edit File how to save ?]]>I am trying to use the Edit File package via WebGUI, load file, save but changes never get committed after I reopen it again.

What am I missing ?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/topic/161278/edit-file-how-to-saveRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 10:45:39 GMTMon, 22 Feb 2021 21:11:20 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:29:42 GMT]]>@johnpoz said in Edit File how to save ?:

see my edit.. posted pic of where

Got that, thx!

However it did not fix my issue https://forum.netgate.com/topic/161275/x11-forwarding-request-failed-on-channel-0-after-2-5-0 :(

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/966944https://forum.netgate.com/post/966944Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:29:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:47 GMT]]>see my edit.. posted pic of where

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/966942https://forum.netgate.com/post/966942Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:29 GMT]]>@johnpoz said in Edit File how to save ?:

You can not edit that file, settings are stored in xml.. So reload would recreate the config from the xml settings.

Wow, that's cool
How would you edit it then ?

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/966941https://forum.netgate.com/post/966941Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:27 GMT]]>You can not edit that file, settings are stored in xml.. So reload would recreate the config from the xml settings.

Just set that here

sshsetting.png

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/966940https://forum.netgate.com/post/966940Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:23:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:11:47 GMT]]>@johnpoz

i do this

41d87e16-f477-4fd2-a9cd-0d60b3dce56b-image.png

AllowAgentForwarding yes - changed to yes, File saved successfully.

Reload sshd and saved changes are gone.
Sounds like reload keeps the initial settings...
hmm.... dunno

]]>https://forum.netgate.com/post/966936https://forum.netgate.com/post/966936Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:11:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Edit File how to save ? on Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:45:59 GMT]]>I take it your on 2.5/21.02?

You click the save button.. It will say saved..

Here I edited my etc/hosts file - added an entry.. Hit saved, then from prompt did a cat of the file and you can see my edit is there.

What specific file are you trying to edit?

savefile.png

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