Date: Sun, 28 Feb 1999 16:55:14 -0500 (EST) From: paz <paz@apriori.net> To: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: asload & ascpu Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.990228165036.12004A-100000@gw.apriori.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.HPP.3.96.990228150209.28831A-100000@hp9000.chc-chimes.com>
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On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, Bill Fumerola wrote:
: On Sun, 28 Feb 1999, paz wrote:
:
: > The documentation for ascpu says:
: >
: > "Notes: Avatar Liang <avatar@www.mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw>
: > points out: The FreeBSD version uses the kvm_XXX functions.
: > Using these functions requires 'kmem' group privilege. Therefore
: > the ascpu binary must setgid to kmem."
: >
: > Not being well-versed in compiling stuff, this has me stumped.
:
: This is (sorta) my fault, I tested this from a root xterm before I
: imported this port.
:
: I will fix the install flags appropriatly.
Another friend gave me the following advice, and it worked instantly:
(as root:)
chgrp kmem /usr/local/bin/ascpu
chmod 2711 /usr/local/bin/ascpu
I'm not sure how else I would have found out, but in this case, just a
smidgen more info would have done the trick. Thanks for the nice code,
though! What a jazzy desktop...
cheers -
-- Philip.
philip zimmermann paz@apriori.net
www.apriori.net ayer, ma usa
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