Quoth Harald Sundt, on Wed, 30 Jun 2004 12:47:17 -0700: > What do I as Root need to do to make apps work when I'm logged on as a > User? It's funny, some apps work, other only work if I command line as > SU. Help a hopeless End User....Thanks
There's more than one reason an app' may not work for a regular user. Could be the permissions on the executable file; could be a discrepancy in the $PATH variable (as root I can type 'ifconfig', but as myself I have to specify '/sbin/ifconfig'); could be the program is trying to access a privileged port (something below 1024), which only root can do. You'll need to be more specific about your case (read, "output"). If you find you simply have to be root, look into the 'sudo' command. --Jason V. C. -- Drive-by troubleshooting! _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
