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Date:      Fri, 23 Aug 2002 15:19:43 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Bsd Neophyte <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   vi errors... unable to edit my .shrc file
Message-ID:  <20020823221943.389.qmail@web20107.mail.yahoo.com>

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i get the following error when trying to edit my .shrc file:

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$ vi .shrc
ex/vi: Error: /var/tmp/vi.recover: Permission denied
ex/vi: Modifications not recoverable if the session fails
ex/vi: Error: .shrc: Permission denied
ex/vi: Error: Unable to create temporary file: Permission denied
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does this have anything to do with the fact i don't have var and tmp
slices?  i used the method in greg lehey's book in creating symbolic links
instead of having hard partitions.

i tried looking in the archives for a solution, but i didn't find
anything.

as always, any and all help will be greatly appreciated.

-Sameer

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