On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Scully, William P wrote: > I'm writing a Regina script and seem to be missing some nuance about writing > temporary files to the /tmp directory. Can anyone comment on what's going wrong > here? (Excerpt from Trace Results): > > 29 *-* 'rm 'tmpfile > >V> "/tmp/request_linux_server.tmp" > rm: cannot lstat `/tmp/request_linux_server.tmp': Permission denied >
Who owns /tmp/request_linux_server.tmp Who's trying to delete it? The message suggests someone who doesn't own it: if it is the owner, then look to the permissions bits: \ls -l /tmp/request_linux_server.tmp -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited.
