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Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 16:13:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: Snob Art Genre <ben@narcissus.ml.org>
To: Barry Masterson <jbarrm@panix.com>
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Subject: Re: xdoom: can't save game.
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On Sun, 11 May 1997, Barry Masterson wrote:

> I'll answer my own question. Should have known better:
> 
> 	chmod 4755 /usr/local/bin/doom
> 	chmod 4755 /usr/local/libxec/doom/xdoom
> 
> I can now save the game. It may not be the best way, but it now
> works. Games are saved in the libexec/doom directory. I suppose
> /var/games would be better for those *.dsg files.

Why not just set the sticky bit on the appropriate directory?
 
> Barry Masterson
> jbarrm@panix.com




 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems."