Grass5.0beta2 install prob with binaries

[bob at math.umn.edu]

Just today I had a similar problem.  The root umask is usually set to
something restrictive.  You will need to get the appropriate directories
to be rwx to everyone.  Since this might be a system security nightmare,
you might want to add yourself to group 'wheel' or whatever root was
using when creating the grass directories.

If I understand what is going on, the real problem is that grass wants
write permission to directories under /usr/local/grass5.  Ideally the
lock files would instead be in the user home directory, maybe in some
place like ~/.grass, as with Netscape and other utilities.  This
might (again, if I understand enough grass) make the installation more 
secure.  And there seem to be a number of lock and other little files
floating about.

Thanks BTW for working on a new X24 driver.  The current version is a bit
flakey on my linux 2.0.36 X11R6 box.
 
> Hi, 
> 
> I think you are not able to run grass as a regular user. I guess you
> do not have access to the /usr/local/ directory on your machines.
> 
> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999, R. Joe Brandon wrote:
> 
> > After loading the grass5.02binaries on my MkLinux system (Based on
> > RedHat5.x) I received the following error when I tried to exceute the
> > program (as a user, not as root)
> > 
> > /usr/local/grass5/etc/GIS.sh: /usr/local/grass5/etc/lock: cannot execute
> > binary file Unable to properly access /home/grass/.gislock
> > Please notify system personel.
> > 
> > I have checked permissions on the offending files but all checks out ok.
> > 
> > Any ideas?
> > 
> > R. Joe
> > 
> > mailto:rjoe_brandon at iname.com
> > http://www.cast.uark.edu/~rjoe

Adios,
Chris
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