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From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>
To: Paul Orsi <subjazz@lmi.net>
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On Sat, Sep 13, 2003 at 03:27:55AM -0700, Paul Orsi wrote:
> Please help.
> Two problems:
> 1. I'm trying to compile NEWKERN. #config NEWKERN
>                                                     #CD ../ ../compile/NEWKERN
>                                                     Permission Denied

You used an invalid command:

cd ../../compile/NEWKERN

Not

CD ../ ../compile/NEWKERN

> 2. could not change permissions for etc/fstab also.Can no longer write to file.

You probably made a similar mistake there.  However, a better question
might be why you are trying to change permissions on /etc/fstab in the
first place.

Kris

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