Actually if setup properly I believe it runs as user "news".
Rick Thompson
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 1999 11:24 AM
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> Subject: Re: [SuSE Linux] Leafnode
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> Andy Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > Could not open lockfile /var/run/fetch.lck for writing, abort fetch ...
> > Sould I change the permissions on the dir (seems like a bad idea...)
> > or run fetch as root?
>
> I think fetch needs to run as root.
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