On Mon, 05 Aug 2013 12:48:43 +0100 Tim Angus <t...@ngus.net> wrote: > On 05/08/13 12:18, YuGiOhJCJ Mailing-List wrote: > > We can see that the program wants to write into the "/root" directory. > > The "ioq3" user has not the permission to write to this directory. > > What is the best strategy to correct this behavior ? > > Put +set com_homepath /somewhere/you/can/write on the command line. > Alternatively use su -c instead of sudo. >
# sudo -u ioq3 /usr/games/quake3/ioq3ded.i386 +exec yugiohjcj.config +set com_homepath /tmp ioq3 1.36 linux-i386 Sep 23 2012 ----- FS_Startup ----- Unable to create directory "/root/.q3a", error is Permission denied(13) Filesystem call made without initialization recursive error after: Filesystem call made without initialization ... recursive error after: Filesystem call made without initialization Segmentation fault As you can see it continues to write to the "/root" directory. Why it doesn't work ? _______________________________________________ ioquake3 mailing list ioquake3@lists.ioquake.org http://lists.ioquake.org/listinfo.cgi/ioquake3-ioquake.org By sending this message I agree to love ioquake3 and libsdl.
