> m450 backups # ls -al / > total 72 > drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Apr 29 13:38 . > drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Apr 29 13:38 .. > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 19 10:36 bin > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 17 18:07 boot > drwxr-xr-x 16 root root 13460 May 25 14:39 dev > drwxr-xr-x 57 root root 4096 May 22 01:51 etc > drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 May 1 00:08 home > drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 May 19 22:29 lib > drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Apr 26 15:35 > lost+found > drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 4096 May 6 23:46 mnt > drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Apr 29 02:47 opt > dr-xr-xr-x 72 root root 0 May 17 14:13 proc > drwx------ 6 root root 4096 May 27 13:13 root > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 May 19 22:29 sbin > drwxr-xr-x 11 root root 0 May 17 14:13 sys > drwxrwxrwt 11 root root 4096 May 27 14:35 tmp > drwxr-xr-x 15 root root 4096 May 19 13:42 usr > drwxr-xr-x 14 root root 4096 Apr 28 20:36 var > > Note the permissions for / > drwxr-xr-x 18 root root 4096 Apr 29 13:38 . > > Everybody needs to have "x" in order to even read > any files in there. > As root, try... > > chmod 755 /
My permissions are just like yours. Nevertheless I did what you suggested and ... hey, presto! permission is no longer denied. sudo works too. Thanks Walter! mw ____________________________________________________________________________________Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545469 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list