I was trying to build an install file and test it on Linux. It kept
telling me 'Access Denied.' I ended up having to chmod ugo:+w on the
<mozroot>/components directory.
Curious, I tried to download some other stuff from mozdev. Turns out I
had to unlock the <mozdev>/chrome directory and everything in it (or
something in it, anyway) to install xultris.
Seems like everyone running on Linux will have this problem. Some
postings from the Google archive were about similar problems. Another
solution is apparently to login as root and run Mozilla when doing the
installation.
Not sure my point here. Usability for average user? Are there any
average users on Linux who don't have root access to their own machines?
Should it even BE possible to install something to Mozilla on a
multi-user system?
I have a Windows 2000 partition. I started with Mozilla there. I
downloaded several games from mozdev with no problems. Of course
Windows has a somewhat different ownership model. And my login has
Administrator access.
Should there be user-specific Mozilla directories on some platforms? So
I could install as non-root user and it would go into a local directory
and only be visible to Mozilla when I personally ran it?
Or is it possible for the install code to put up a "login as root" panel
like some of the admin applications do?
Do other platforms (e.g. OS/X) have this issue, or is it just Linux?
mma
