Firstly, you will need to be in Expert mode to edit the file:
[Mgmt-Srv]# expert
Enter expert password:
You are in expert mode now.
>> then to need to find the file that you want to edit ..
[Expert@Mgmt-Srv]# find / | grep base.def
/opt/CPfw1-R55/hash/base.def.hash
/opt/CPfw1-R55/lib/base.def
/opt/CPfw1-R55/libsw/base.def
/opt/CPfw1-R55/libsw/sofaware_base.def
/opt/CPfwbc-41/lib/base.def
/opt/CPfwbc-41/libsw/base.def
/opt/CPfwbc-41/libsw/sofaware_base.def
Once you have found it, use "vi" to edit it. Eg:
[Expert@Mgmt-Srv]# vi /opt/CPfw1-R55/lib/base.def
If you have never used Vi then I suggest that you Google it to get a command reference. Note however that on Linux it's not really "vi" but a modified (and much easier to use) version called "vim".
Here's one to get you started ..
Chris.
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Chris Andrew, CCNA, CCSA
chris@iproute.co.uk
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