Jonathan Isom wrote: > On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Elizabeth Dodd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> new install, gentoo 2.6.28-r8, stable >> freevo starts as root >> but not as user >> any ideas? > > Looks like a permission problem. > try changing the permissions of /var/cache/freevo/ > chown -R YOURFREEVOUSER:users /var/cache/freevo/ > should fix it or set > FREEVO_CACHEDIR > to a different directory
I tend to do this a bit differently: find /var/cache/freevo -type d -exec chmod g+srw {} \; find /var/cache/freevo -type d -exec chgrp users {} \; find /var/cache/freevo -type f -exec chmod g+rw {} \; find /var/cache/freevo -type f -exec chgrp users {} \; or chmod -R g+rw /var/cache/freevo/ chgrp -R users /var/cache/freevo/ find /var/cache/freevo -type d -exec chmod g+s {} \; Then if different users create new files and directories they should be accessible and writeable by all members of the group. etc... Duncan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list Freevo-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users