From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 7 00:34:25 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E055B16A4CE for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:34:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www6.web2010.com (www6.web2010.com [216.157.5.254]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EC2A43D1D for ; Fri, 7 Jan 2005 00:34:25 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from MLandman@face2interface.com) Received: from Delliver.face2interface.com (ahbjxq@inoc202-203.veranet.net [216.238.202.203] (may be forged)) by www6.web2010.com (8.12.10/8.9.0) with ESMTP id j070Vb3S027368; Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:31:38 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <6.2.0.14.0.20050106192851.02016c70@mail.face2interface.com> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.2.0.14 Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 19:31:47 -0500 To: "Hauan David A" , From: Marty Landman In-Reply-To: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC6013BB08B@amcw2ms517.amc.ds .af.mil> References: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC6013BB08B@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: RE: clearing space X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 00:34:26 -0000 At 07:15 PM 1/6/2005, Hauan David A wrote: > > I see this all the time. > > Do you log on as root a lot I don't use the main console at all. I ssh in and then when I think it's needed su -. In this case what's happened is I want to install a Perl package, and assumed that I should run Perl's CPAN shell as root. Don't even want to explain the chain of events that got me to this point. :) Thanks David. Marty Marty Landman, Face 2 Interface Inc. 845-679-9387 Search & Sort Easily: http://face2interface.com/Products/FormATable.shtml Web Installed Formmail: http://face2interface.com/formINSTal