On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 08:15:31PM +0800, axacheng wrote: > i got a error message when i type "man rsync" > fileserver:/tmp# man rsync > man: can't create a temporary filename: Permission denied > > i have checked my permission where directory /tmp and /var/cache/man as following : > > fileserver:/# ls -ald tmp > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 81920 Jul 16 19:21 tmp
/tmp should be writable for everyone, with the sticky bit set. A number of programs will fail otherwise. $ ls -ld /tmp drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 16384 Jul 16 12:14 /tmp -- Colin Watson [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]