Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2000 18:43:49 -0800 From: R Joseph Wright <rjoseph@nwlink.com> To: Ryan Thompson <freebsd@sasknow.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problems with ftp Message-ID: <38A0D465.DD5A01FA@nwlink.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10002081843100.99775-100000@sasknow.com>
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Ryan Thompson wrote: > > On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, R Joseph Wright wrote: > > > I've been trying to ftp files and keep getting "Permission Denied". For > > example, I tried to make the port for pine, but it wouldn't get the > > distfile for me, so I got an error code 1. Then I tried to get the > > distfile manually at the same location, and got "Permission Denied". > > I've been getting the same results today at other locations as well. > > This is something that has only happened today. > > Error code 1 is a catch-all for "make failed". > > Are you building the ports as a regular user by any chance? Only root has > the necessary permissions to download, compile and install ports. When > you fetched the file manually, did you have write permission in the > current directory (or did you fetch as root)? You are correct, I was not logged in as root, that was my problem. Apparently I did not cc -questions earlier today when I replied back with the embarassing news =). -- R Joseph Wright *I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues --Duke Ellington* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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