As non-root, untar linux and module source(s) in your home dir, and set MODULE_LOC to the extracted module/ directory. That way it will have the correct permission. And additionally, not beeing root while running 3rd party build scripts satisfies the paranoid.
-Jürgen -- The box said it requires Windows 95 or better so I installed Linux
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