From 1e2456bc6a203927354b2ce541a6ae320e2fa106 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Bednarski Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:14:14 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Added a note about sudo and Windows Admin prompt --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0ce6e7b..2065c5f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ from GitHub, or build from source (with a [recent version of Go](https://golang. Run `hostess` or `hostess -h` to see a full list of commands. +**Note** The hosts file is protected. On unixes you will need to use `sudo` or +run the `hostess` command as root. On Windows, you will need to run `hostess` +from an elevated prompt (right click and _Run as administrator_). + ## Format On unixes, hostess follows the format specified by `man hosts`, with one line