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From: alex@pc.cc.cmu.edu (alex wetmore)
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Subject: Re: log db: Permission denied.
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Date: 26 Nov 1994 21:56:15 GMT
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Adam Mitchell (adamm@netcom.com) wrote:

> i just installed freebsd 2.0.  whenever i log in as someone
> other than "root" i cannot use any programs that write to
> "/tmp".  for instance, running "vi .cshrc" results in "log
> db: Permission denied."  How can I fix this?

chmod 1777 /tmp

gives permissions to everyone for /tmp and sets the sticky bit so people
can't delete files belonging to others

alex