From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 16 23:51:26 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B87801065672 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:51:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.32]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A0A2F8FC08 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:51:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from remegius@comcast.net) Received: from OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.28]) by QMTA03.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 4Eld1b00A0cQ2SLA3PrTcs; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:51:27 +0000 Received: from bsd.remdog.net ([76.102.24.75]) by OMTA10.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id 4PrS1b00Z1dCpWs8WPrSJT; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:51:27 +0000 Message-ID: <49711D80.5000605@comcast.net> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:51:28 -0800 From: Rem P Roberti User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 (X11/20090115) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Beech Rintoul References: <4970F8CE.4090307@comcast.net> <200901161234.41120.beech@freebsd.org> <497103F6.3090701@comcast.net> <200901161309.45606.beech@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200901161309.45606.beech@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: skype permissions X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 23:51:27 -0000 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