Date: Sun, 17 Jan 1999 02:45:23 -0800 (PST) From: Eddie Lawhead <eddie@silk.net> To: Kevin Weiss <kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: permission denied in root? (compiling kernel) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901170241130.58610-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199901171020.CAA26870@hub.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 17 Jan 1999, Kevin Weiss wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I finally got X windows working (twm is kinda boring to the eye though)!
>
> Anyway...I am trying to rebuild my kernel...When I get to the point where
> I need to put the following (in root):
>
> /usr/sbin config MY_KERNEL_NAME
^^^^^^^^^^
^^^^^^^^^^
>
> I get:
>
> /usr/sbin : permission denied
>
Is that space a typo? Shouldn't that be /usr/sbin/config MY_KERNEL_NAME ?
If you are not sure if you are root type whoami at the prompt.
> My root prompt looks like..."mail#". I already set my self in the wheel
> group
> also. Anyone know how to fix this?
>
> Kevin Weiss
> kevin.weiss@mail.utexas.edu
>
> PS - Thanx! :-)
>
>
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