LinuxQuestions.org
Visit Jeremy's Blog.
Go Back   LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Software
User Name
Password
Linux - Software This forum is for Software issues.
Having a problem installing a new program? Want to know which application is best for the job? Post your question in this forum.

Notices


Reply
  Search this Thread
Old 08-30-2003, 09:18 PM   #1
linux_pioneer
Member
 
Registered: May 2003
Distribution: Solaris 10, Solaris 8.0, Fedora Core 3
Posts: 203

Rep: Reputation: 30
permissions in /tmp directory


WHen I run programs from the shell prompt I get this error saying there are wrong permissions set on some folders in the /tmp directory. I get /tmp/orbit-p and /tmp/mcop-p permission errors when I try to run programs. gnumeric won't even start because of this error but some other programs will run given this error. I remember changing some permissions in /tmp after I installed wine so I think thats why I'm having this problem now. Can someone check permissions on their /tmp/orbit and /tmp/mcop directories and let me know what they should be set at. This is the error I get if I try to run gnumeric as root:

[root@MADISON root]# gnumeric

ORBit-ERROR **: Wrong permissions for /tmp/orbit-root

aborting...
Aborted
 
Old 08-30-2003, 11:43 PM   #2
darthtux
Senior Member
 
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: 35.7480° N, 95.3690° W
Distribution: Debian, Gentoo, Red Hat, Solaris
Posts: 2,070

Rep: Reputation: 47
Im my /tmp each directory is created with the user being the owner. The permissions for the orbit* directories are
rwx for the owner, none for anyone else.

What does
ls -l /tmp orbit*
show?
 
  


Reply


Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
/tmp directory is full? Moses420ca Linux - Newbie 13 01-21-2005 08:48 PM
permissions suddenly changed for /tmp rioguia Linux - Security 1 12-12-2004 01:34 PM
/tmp directory question jvk Linux - Newbie 4 10-12-2004 07:40 PM
Can I delete everything in the /tmp directory? BajaNick Linux - General 5 07-04-2004 02:35 PM
/tmp directory Bobmeister Linux - General 3 06-01-2003 05:32 PM

LinuxQuestions.org > Forums > Linux Forums > Linux - Software

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:18 PM.

Main Menu
Advertisement
My LQ
Write for LQ
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute content, let us know.
Main Menu
Syndicate
RSS1  Latest Threads
RSS1  LQ News
Twitter: @linuxquestions
Open Source Consulting | Domain Registration