Are you signing in as root from within a user account that you created? I
did and was having the same problem. I exited my user account and logged
back in as "strictly root." I was then able to install the updates.
-Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 3:51 AM
Subject: [newbie] Hmmm, update downloads won't work
> Since re-installing Mandrake 6.1 I have a problem using the mandrake
update
> program. It will call up the updates but after I sign in as root it will
not
> download and update the files. Is there something I didn't install when I
> re-installed mandrake?
>
> Rick
>
>
> --
> "I don't want to swim in a roped off sea," JB
>
