Date: Wed, 05 Mar 1997 03:15:28 -0500 From: Michael Alwan <alwan@rma.edu> To: Nadav Eiron <nadav@barcode.co.il> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disk usage reporting Message-ID: <331D2BA0.167EB0E7@rma.edu> References: <331BBB00.41C67EA6@rma.edu> <3.0.1.32.19970304130236.00690c6c@rma.edu> <331D2609.65A5@barcode.co.il>
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Nadav Eiron wrote: > Installing things while running as root is O.K. For most software, this > is the only way to install. *Using* that software while running as root > is the problem. I haven't used Netscape Communicator, but Netscape > 2.0/3.0 had the cache under the user's home directory. root's home is on > the root file system, other users have their home on /usr by default. > > > USe adduser to create a user in its own group (not wheel). Then, edit > the file /etc/groups and add that user's name on the line for the wheel > group. Then, cleanup root's home moving whatever is applicable to your > new user's home directory. > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Michael > Nadav Nadav: Finally worked out the correct procedure for adding a user with wheel permission. Everything else fell into place after that. Browser, mail and news caches are now in the /usr file system. Thanks for your help! Michael
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