[postgis-users] installation problem

[vamsee movva]

Thanks for reply Doug.
When i was configuring i used  --prefix as my home directory. But i don't
know why it is going to /etc/
Is it bug or some thing?
Thanks


On 5/9/07, Doug_Newcomb at fws.gov <Doug_Newcomb at fws.gov> wrote:
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> Vamsee,
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> /etc is a system configuration directory on unix and unix-like systems,
> that generally does not allow non-root access.
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> HI
> I am trying to install Postgis1.2.1 on SGI 64-bit machine.
> I am installing in my home directory. ( i don't have root privileges).
> I am getting the following error:
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> cp profile /etc/default/postgis
> cp: cannot create regular file `/etc/default/postgis': Permission denied
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `User Directory'
> /postgis-1.2.1/extras/template_gis'
> make: *** [templategis-install] Error 2
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> could you please help me.
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> Thanks
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