Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 20:40:41 -0400 (EDT) From: "G. Jason Middleton" <gmiddl1@gl.umbc.edu> To: parv <parv_@yahoo.com> Cc: Russell Francis <frussell@p1.cs.ohiou.edu>, Questions list <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: saving files with netscape (permission denied) Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.31L.02.0108122040230.30892-100000@linux2.gl.umbc.edu> In-Reply-To: <20010812133353.A6277@moo.holy.cow>
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thanks for pointing that out to the other guy...i was wondering what he meant. On Sun, 12 Aug 2001, parv wrote: > this was, on the fateful occasion around Aug 12 10:39 -0400, > sent by Russell Francis > > > ... > > > when i go to save a file to /usr/home/username/ i get the permission > > > denied error while trying to save the file. > > > > Are you sure about this? My home directory is /home/username > > /usr/* is for system files and I don't think it is writable except > > /usr/tmp by anyone but <root>. > ... > > if /home is a symbolic link to /usr/home, like i have, then > /home/username is same as /usr/home/username (for all practical > purposes). > > in either case, /home (and/or /usr/home) would be owned/writeable by > root. > > > -- > so, do you like word games or scrabble? > - parv > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > G. Jason Middleton _______________________________________________________________________________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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