From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mail020.syd.optusnet.com.au ([210.49.20.135]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18q7uf-0006Ql-00 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2003 03:36:37 -0500 Received: from borg (blaax5-b230.dialup.optusnet.com.au [211.28.87.230]) by mail020.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h248aYI29583 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 19:36:35 +1100 Received: from shaun_oliver by borg with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18q7rx-0000Jv-00 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2003 19:33:49 +1100 Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 19:33:48 +1100 From: Shaun Oliver To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: More Problems Installing Speakup Message-ID: <20030304083348.GA1228@borg> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: *SNIP* On Mon, 3 Mar 2003, Jude DaShiell wrote: > When you changed accounts to root, did you also change ownership on that > rpm package to root before attempting the install? chown root > filename.rpm will do it. > > I don't believe that shit above. like bill stated root can read any file it wants so why go changing ownership and group when you don't have to. let's get our information true and correct people, and yes I do it too so that's as much my fault as the next person's. the only time you'd want to chown a file is if you've copied it from one users's dir to another and u can't access it for whatever reason. oh well, plenty more misinformation to go around I suppose, -- Shaun Oliver "We're upgrading /dev/null" EMAIIL: shaun_oliver@optusnet.com.au ICQ: 76958435 MSN: blindman_2001@hotmail.com YAHOO: blindman01_2000