I just recently got a new system so I am in the process of getting used to it.

while untarring an archive:


$ gunzip -c sawmill6.3.5_x86_freebsd.tar.gz | tar xf -
tar: Could not create file sawmill/README : Permission denied
tar: Could not create file sawmill/LICENSE : Permission denied
tar: Could not create file sawmill/Extras/ldapauth.pl : Permission denied
tar: Could not create file sawmill/sawmill6.3.5 : Permission denied


I have root access, yet permission is denied. Most likely I'm missing something obvious. The question is... what is it?

=THanks

chmod the directory where u are tryin' to unzip the packet ?

If you have root access, then try gaining root access first by doing a 'su'. You executed the 'gunzip' from a non root account, hence the '$' sign in front of your command. It should be '#' if you are executing it from root.

Perhaps he typed su, and typed in the wrong root password and thought he was root? Heh.

That was it Tim. These things happen late at night:blush: