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Re: [LUG] Cannot ./configure permission denied



> Have you checked the permissions for the file,  maybe
> chmod 700 configure will fix it
> 
> Andrew
> 
> > I am trying to install some software but i get permission denied when i
> enter
> > ./configure.   I am logged in as root
> >

Been there, done that, ensure that a) the directory you are in is owned by 
root and not some wierd UID like 534, then check the file permissions, 

Basicly....

chown root.root .
chown root.root *
chmod u+rw .
chmod -R u+rw *

Hope this helps....

Neil Stone


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