Date: Wed, 06 Oct 1999 11:55:54 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: Jia-Huang Chen <jiachen@cs.indiana.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with Mergemaster Message-ID: <28658.939203754@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 06 Oct 1999 02:44:31 EST." <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910060241170.5771-100000@school.cs.indiana.edu>
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On Wed, 06 Oct 1999 02:44:31 EST, Jia-Huang Chen wrote: > *** The directory specified for the temporary root environment, > /var/tmp/temproot, exists. This can be a security risk if untrusted > users have access to the system. > > Use 'd' to delete the old /var/tmp/temproot and continue > Use 't' to select a new temporary root directory > Use 'e' to exit mergemaster If I were you, I'd choose 'd' here. > *** FATAL ERROR: Cannot 'cd' to /usr/src/etc and install files to the > temproot environment If choosing 'd' to delete /var/tmp/temproot doesn't help, check the permissions on your /usr/src/etc and /var/tmp directories. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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