Thank you for your reply. In fact, I have been using Linux on and off for 20 years (I originally started with Debian on Amiga) - but in recent years I've run a desktop version, and found little need to get involved with permissions. Nevertheless, I think you may be on to something, although I understood that /home folder permissions would be set for the user, and not root. I'll check this.
I'm not actually running as root, but running the OS as a user. However, I have to sudo the OpenSim server to get it working. This is what I'm not keen on. Steve On 20/02/2010 6:16 PM, Karen Palen wrote: > You don't specify, but this sounds like you do not have much experience with > Linux. > > If this assumption is correct then I would suggest that you install a desktop > version of Linux and install OpenSim on that! I run my standalone system > under Ubuntu desktop 9.10 with no problems, I plan to migrate to a server > version only if I decide to start a publicly accessible grid. > > There are quite a few Linux desktop versions that would work for you I have > tried about a dozen (out of almost 2000 that are available!), but I have > found that Ubuntu is the easiest to install and run for the long time Windows > user. Ubuntu even comes with a "Windows migration guide" to help you over the > rough spots. > > You should also read the classic article on this subject, "Linux is not > Windows": > > http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm > > To answer your specific problem, every Linux file includes an "Owner" and a > "Group" field which is independent of the directory (folder). > > If this is set to "root", then only the superuser "root" will be "own" the > files. Typically file permissions (also set separately) allow the owner to > change the file, but others to merely read the file. > > Running as root in Linux is not just a bad idea, it causes all kinds of > foulups. Linux is designed to run 99% of the time with an ordinary user and > only execute specific functions as root. > > Making the transition to Linux can be painful and frustrating, but I switched > a year ago and feel it is well worth he pain. I had to do a Windows 7 install > last week and spent hours cursing the lack of the Linux tools I am now used > to! This after using Windows from Win 3.1! > > Karen > > --- On Sat, 2/20/10, Steve<[email protected]> wrote: > > >> From: Steve<[email protected]> >> Subject: [Opensim-users] Opensim on Ubuntu Server >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Saturday, February 20, 2010, 8:20 AM >> This may sound like a daft question, >> but I'm new to OpenSim and a server >> only OS. Anyway, I have OS installed and running fine, >> connected to a >> grid and my backup from running on Windows is restored. >> However, I can >> only run OS as root (sudo). It's installed in my /home >> directory so I >> should have full perms on the files, but clearly not. >> >> What am I doing wrong? >> >> Steve >> _______________________________________________ >> Opensim-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users > > _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
