root can not save files anymore

[Felix Miata]

On 2012-10-16 12:43 (GMT+0200) Schwarzer, Axel composed:

> With the switch to openSUSE 12.2 (from 11.4) root is not able to

Via fresh install, or an update? If the latter, how was it done?

> edit (and save) files. That holds true for existing and newly created
> ones. Currently I'm unable to figure out the underlying problem.
> Other editors work as expected. Even a strace provided me with no
> hints.

This does not happen on any of my dozen+ 12.2 systems, though I don't run 
that broken mc version. I have 4.8.3-7.1 from the build service on some, and 
the current version from the Factory mirrors on others.

Also, I do not migrate settings to ~/.config. I create a symlink there from 
~/.mc.

> My system consists of:

> Linux lnx30 3.4.11-2.16-default #1 SMP Wed Sep 26 17:05:00 UTC 2012 (259fc87) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What root filesystem?

> mc-4.8.1.3-4.1.2.x86_64

OpenSUSE rpm?

Things I would try:

Force fsck on the root filesystem.
Upgrade to the Factory version.
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