How do I run my installer as root? "Eugene Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Sat, Oct 18, 2003 at 10:28:49PM -0400, zavaboy wrote: > : > : Ok, I have a installer that only works if the directory that's being > : installed to has public writing permissions. I tried chmod() on the > : directory, but I get a error. How can I make it so my installer can > : write in a directory with the incorrect writing permissions? > > You can't. That's what permissions are designed to do. > > If you can't even chmod the directory, then the directory probably > doesn't belong to you. You can't install your stuff into a directory > that isn't owned by you (or at least in the same group as you). > > Otherwise, if it's your system, run your installer as root.
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