error when editing config.php

[PhilipAlv]

i need to change the pass of one of my admins who is an undeletable user.i tried getting to the file manager in cpanel and get this error.

open config.php failed: Permission denied at cpanel.pl line 663
Carp::croak('open config.php failed: Permission denied') called at /usr/local/cpanel/Cpanel/Fileman.pm line 1139

i was able to do do the edit through this option till one day before...

i do have root access on the server.

[HMBeaty]

Have you tried any other FTP programs like FileZilla or FireFTP?

[PhilipAlv]

nope..i'll give it a try..does it have to do any thing with the permissions for the config.php file.its presently 644.

[HMBeaty]

Possibly, I'm not 100% sure on that one as I've never gone through FTP on my cPanel

[cedced]

Delete it and re up or reset owner !

[COBRAws]

or change userid usergroup to a registered user. so he can not access anymore (phpmyadmin)

[PhilipAlv]

or change userid usergroup to a registered user. so he can not access anymore (phpmyadmin)

what does phpmyadmin got to do with the error ?

anyways,my admin got his password.it was a pretty complicated one.he forgot it when he had too much whiskey..he is back to normal now