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From: Craig Brent Ludington craigl@tezcat.com
Subject: Install help please
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 01:57:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <19951124065708.uz1fsaI2PU8HXzGYQkE8omgTm3mMiKu-tZ3H9qTc0lE@z> (raw)

In article <199511232113.NAA01053@watson.mbb.sfu.ca> you wrote:

: ...  And to do that I need to edit the
: /lib/ndb/local file.  I have figured out sam enough to edit a copy
: of the file but I don't understand how to get authorization to
: write a file to /lib/ndb (I'm logged in as tor).  I understand that
: there is no concept of a superuser but I'm at a loss how to
: gain authorization.  ...

The command:

	disk/kfscmd allow

will give you write permissions to the whole filesystem.  (As long
as you are using kfs, the kernel file system, and not an authentication
server.)  Perhaps other, more experienced people can help with your
other questions.

Regards,

Craig







             reply	other threads:[~1995-11-24  6:57 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1995-11-24  6:57 Craig [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
1995-11-24  3:19 Jeff
1995-11-23 21:13 Jeff

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