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Date:      Sat, 17 Jan 1998 13:26:21 -0800 (PST)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
To:        "Francis A. Vidal" <francis@usls.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: URGENT: error code 1 from pkg_add(1)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.96.980117132521.5516L-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980116103952.16411A-100000@linux1.usls.edu>

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On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, Francis A. Vidal wrote:

> hello everyone!
> 
> i recently upgraded my kernel to 2.2.5-STABLE and decided to re-install
> some stuff from the 2.2.2-RELEASE CD. i used `/stand/sysinstall' to add
> some packages over FTP (the sysinstall program came from freebsd.org
> which i downloaded because of the buggy one that was shipped with
> 2.2.2-RELEASE).
> 
> now, the problem is, whenever i try to install a package, it always gives
> me an `error code 1' message and does not install the package! it also
> tells me to check the debug screen for more info but i could not find the
> debug screen since i'm using ttys 0-5 (alt-F1 --> alt-F6).

error code 1 = operation not permitted (must be root)

Try installing the package using pkg_add from the command line, instead of
using sysinstall.

Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite    | Computer Science Major





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