Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:51:28 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> To: Beech Rintoul <beech@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: skype permissions Message-ID: <49711D80.5000605@comcast.net> In-Reply-To: <200901161309.45606.beech@freebsd.org> References: <4970F8CE.4090307@comcast.net> <200901161234.41120.beech@freebsd.org> <497103F6.3090701@comcast.net> <200901161309.45606.beech@freebsd.org>
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Beech Rintoul wrote: > On Friday 16 January 2009 13:02:30 Rem P Roberti wrote: > >>> On Friday 16 January 2009 12:14:54 Rem P Roberti wrote: >>> >>>> I have just installed Skype and the only way that I can launch the >>>> program is >>>> as root. I know that that is a permissions thing, but I can't figure >>>> out how to >>>> bring up the program as user, or if that is even possible. >>>> >>>> Rem >>>> >>> This problem only happens on certain setups and we have been unable to >>> find out why it's happening. Skype should (and does) work as a normal >>> user and shouldn't require any permission changes. >>> >>> Please post the output of any errors you're seeing and the output of >>> uname -a. Also, how are you starting skype? What linux_base are you >>> running? >>> >>> Beech >>> >> The output of uname -a: FreeBSD bsd.remdog.net 7.1-RELEASE FreeBSD >> 7.1-RELEASE #0: Thu Jan 1 14:37:25 UTC 2009 >> root@logan.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >> >> The only way that I can start Skype is via the command line as root. If >> I try to launch >> the program as user this results: /usr/local/bin/skype: >> /usr/local/share/skype/skype: Permission denied >> >> I am currently running linux_base-fc6-6_5 which I installed as per >> UPDATING 20080318. >> >> Rem >> > > What are the premissions of /usr/local/share/skype? Try doing chmod 755 > /usr/local/share/skype and start with: > > skype --resources=/usr/local/share/skype > > Beech > > Oops. I forgot to post this (gulp)...when I do the above this results: ELF interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2 not found Abort trap Rem
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