On Wed, 2005-02-09 at 06:10, G. Roderick Singleton wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 17:31 -0700, Donald R. C. Robinson wrote:
> > I updated to version 1.1.4 on the Linux platform. On invoking Help,
> > there comes a message saying the database does not exist!! The check sum
> > matches. I followed the setup guide as closely as possible.
> >
> > What are the help files called so I can search for themd? Is it possible
> > to move them to where the program is looking ? Can I "tell" the program
> > where they are?
> >
>
> You haven't told us enough to offer any real help to you but I will take
> a guess and ask if you installed 1.1.4 multi-user as root?
Yes, I installed l.l.4 multiuser as root.
> If you did,
> did you set root's umask to something like 022? I ask because most linux
> distros have root's umask set to 077 which makes it impossible for
> normal users to access any files installed under this umask.
Unless setting umask was in the installation GUIs and just got clicked
through, no.
> To fix
> this, su to root and find where you have installed the bulk of the files
> then use the chmod program to fix the permissions.
I don't know how to decide where "the bulk of the files" are installed.
> For example, OOo is
> net installed in /opt/OpenOffice_1.1.4/ so you do the following:
The example path does not exist as such. Searching from root and showing
hidden files and folders, non-case-sensitive, does not give an
OpenOffice_1.1.4 folder.
> 1. cd to /opt
> 2. chmod -R go+rX OpenOffice_1.1.4
> 3. exit
>
> I haven't looked in a while but I think this is mentioned in the
> SETUP_GUIDE.pdf that came in the download image.
It does say something about setting permissions at the beginning, no
details. I am not yet a Linux geek, just working on it. Anyway, it seems
that permissions for every thing else are just fine, since everything
but Help works.
On invoking Help, the usual help window appears, blank, except for the
following precise message in the right hand pane:
The requested document does not exist in the database !!
Perhaps the permissions for the help files need changing. Where are
they; what are they called??!!
Thank you for your help so far. Now just a little more, please.
Don
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