-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 24 September 2002 06:58 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I downloaded a new copy of the setiathome binary. The permissions are 555. > Why would adding write permission for the user (and removing execute > permissions for group and other) help? > > I tried your other suggestion, with the following results: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/files/seti$ bash setiathome > setiathome: setiathome: cannot execute binary file > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/files/seti$ ll > total 224 > -r--r--r-- 1 ntrfug users 6723 Dec 12 2000 README > -r--r--r-- 1 ntrfug users 1811 Dec 12 2000 > README.xsetiathome -r-xr-xr-x 1 ntrfug users 134072 Dec 12 > 2000 setiathome -r-xr-xr-x 1 ntrfug users 72308 Dec 12 2000 > xsetiathome [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/files/seti$ > > Kevin
Greetings Kevin: Here is what I use for setiatome: dpkg -l setiathome ii setiathome 3.03-5 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Client (install package) The debian installer fetches the binary package and globally installs it. All I need to do is make a setiathome directory in my home directory and then move there to start it. I have never had to adjust permissions of any files are executables. On my remote box, I made a short script called seti that starts setiathome with my preferred command arguments. hth tatah - -- Jaye Inabnit\ARS ke6sls\/A GNU-Debian linux user\/ http://www.qsl.net/ke6sls If it's stupid, but works, it ain't stupid. I SHOUT JUST FOR FUN. Free software, in a free world, for a free spirit. Please Support freedom! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE9kHjoZHBxKsta6kMRAooPAJ9RkYzj3Ex462DVZGbHVNLOyxJ2TwCglw9U 3H2myEWhHRys2Z9mGDSEJM8= =d2p5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
