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hidethereal
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 Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 4:33 pm Post subject: permission denied - make.conf |
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Whenever I attempt to append the mirrorselect list to my make.conf file I am getting "permission denied" errors, whether I use sudo or not. I edited the file before with no problems. However, after making the change MAKEOPTS="-j2" and then saving, the file is only read only.
I'm using a live DVD and am following the manual verbatim. I haven't had any other problems up to this point. |
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Hu
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Please run ls -l -a /etc/ ; echo >> /etc/make.conf and post the output. Be sure to use >>, rather than >. A single > truncates the file, while the >> will append to the file. Using echo without arguments echoes a blank line, which should be harmless. Echoing the blank line requires opening make.conf for writing, so we will get the exact text of the error you are encountering. |
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hidethereal
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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Here is the output:
| Code: | gentoo@livecd ~ $ ls -l -a /etc/ ; echo >> /etc/make.conf
total 516
drwxr-xr-x 77 root root 3320 Oct 13 11:12 .
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 380 Oct 13 11:17 ..
-rw------- 1 root root 0 Apr 20 01:21 .pwd.lock
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4129 Apr 20 01:20 DIR_COLORS
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 21 22:44 Wireless
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 240 Oct 13 01:26 X11
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 80 Apr 20 15:30 acpi
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 26 Oct 13 01:25 adjtime
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 410 Oct 13 01:26 amixer
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 160 Apr 20 15:37 apm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Apr 21 22:46 asound.state
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 01:18 bash
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:49 bash_completion.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 248 Oct 13 02:00 blkid.tab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 132 Oct 13 01:59 blkid.tab.old
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:37 bonobo-activation
-rw------- 1 root root 1523 Apr 20 15:33 bpalogin.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4354 Apr 20 01:19 ca-certificates.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 820 Oct 13 01:26 conf.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:37 cron.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Apr 20 15:33 cron.daily
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 220 Apr 20 15:37 cron.deny
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:32 cron.hourly
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 15:32 cron.monthly
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 15:32 cron.weekly
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 616 Apr 20 15:37 crontab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1505 Apr 21 22:47 csh.env
drwxr-xr-x 5 root lp 200 Apr 20 15:42 cups
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 100 Apr 20 15:28 dbus-1
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 01:21 default
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 Apr 20 15:48 desktop-profiles
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 01:21 dev.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 895 Apr 20 15:21 dispatch-conf.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 426 Apr 20 15:28 dmtab
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 140 Apr 21 22:44 eciadsl
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:32 eclean
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 520 Oct 13 01:26 env.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:36 esd
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 19 23:55 eselect
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1690 Apr 20 15:21 etc-update.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8175 Apr 20 15:37 evms.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 66 Apr 20 15:37 exports
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1246 Apr 20 01:19 fdprm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 399 Apr 20 01:20 filesystems
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 120 Apr 20 15:33 fonts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 320 Apr 21 22:46 fstab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2139 Apr 20 01:21 gai.conf
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 17 Oct 13 01:27 gconf -> /usr/livecd/gconf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 34 Apr 20 01:20 gentoo-release
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 20 15:43 gnome-vfs-2.0
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10793 Apr 20 15:28 gnome-vfs-mime-magic
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 01:16 gpm
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 820 Apr 21 22:46 group
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 840 Apr 20 15:32 gssapi_mech.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1000 Apr 20 15:34 gtk
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Apr 20 15:42 gtk-2.0
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 20 15:37 hal
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 936 Apr 20 01:21 host.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 41 Apr 21 22:46 hosts
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1061 Apr 19 23:55 hosts.bck
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Apr 21 22:44 hotplug
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 144 Apr 20 15:37 idmapd.conf
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1440 Apr 21 22:46 init.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2047 Oct 13 01:25 inittab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1645 Oct 13 01:25 inittab.old
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1658 Apr 20 01:20 inputrc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 Apr 20 15:32 iproute2
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5831 Apr 20 15:35 irssi.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 30 Apr 20 01:20 issue
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 701 Apr 20 01:20 issue.logo
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 362 Apr 20 01:17 kdc.conf.example
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 21 22:43 kernels
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 786 Apr 20 01:17 krb5.conf.example
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 76445 Oct 13 01:26 ld.so.cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 257 Oct 13 01:26 ld.so.conf
-r--r----- 1 root root 262 Apr 20 15:36 ldap.conf.sudo
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:38 libgda
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1722 Apr 20 15:35 lilo.conf.example
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 875 Apr 20 01:21 locale.gen
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 118 Apr 21 22:46 localtime
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 8869 Apr 20 01:21 login.defs
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 731 Apr 20 15:32 logrotate.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 15:39 logrotate.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Oct 13 01:25 lvm
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 80 Apr 20 15:42 mail
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2235 Apr 20 15:30 mailcap
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 586 Apr 21 22:46 make.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 23202 Apr 20 15:21 make.conf.example
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2963 Apr 20 15:21 make.globals
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 56 Oct 13 01:24 make.profile -> ../usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/x86/2007.0/desktop
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4600 Apr 20 01:18 man.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2194 Apr 20 15:33 mdadm.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:35 minicom
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 330 Apr 20 01:17 mke2fs.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1914 Apr 21 22:46 modprobe.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 19 23:54 modules.autoload.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5096 Apr 21 22:46 modules.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 220 Apr 21 22:45 modules.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1265 Apr 21 22:46 motd
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 486 Oct 13 02:00 mtab
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7719 Apr 20 01:20 nanorc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:33 netplug
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:33 netplug.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 196 Apr 20 01:20 networks
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1158 Apr 20 01:21 nscd.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 508 Apr 20 01:21 nsswitch.conf
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 80 Oct 13 01:26 opengl
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 160 Apr 20 01:19 openldap
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 19 23:54 opt
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 900 Apr 20 15:47 pam.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:40 pango
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3 Apr 20 15:30 papersize
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:37 partimaged
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1639 Apr 21 22:46 passwd
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 21 22:44 pcmcia
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 140 Apr 20 15:35 penggy
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 01:05 portage
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 340 Apr 20 15:39 ppp
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 40 Apr 20 15:39 pptp.d
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 2267 Apr 21 22:46 profile
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1708 Oct 13 01:26 profile.csh
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1708 Oct 13 01:26 profile.env
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1623 Apr 20 01:20 protocols
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 134 Apr 20 01:16 pwdb.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:40 qt4
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1606 Apr 21 22:46 rc.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 91 Oct 13 11:12 resolv.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 64 Oct 13 01:29 resolv.conf-eth0.sv
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:40 revdep-rebuild
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 13 Oct 13 01:24 rmt -> /usr/sbin/rmt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1615 Apr 20 01:21 rpc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 405 Apr 20 01:20 rsyncd.conf
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 120 Apr 19 23:55 runlevels
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 10357 Apr 20 15:32 screenrc
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 103 Apr 20 15:39 scrollkeeper.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 666 Apr 20 01:21 scsi_id.config
-rw------- 1 root root 253 Apr 20 01:21 securetty
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 160 Apr 20 15:46 security
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 35842 Apr 20 01:20 services
-rw------- 1 root root 683 Oct 13 01:27 shadow
-rw------- 1 root root 671 Apr 21 22:46 shadow-
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 108 Apr 20 01:20 shells
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 120 Apr 20 01:21 skel
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 120 Apr 20 15:33 socks
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 20 15:44 sound
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 22 Oct 13 01:24 spamassassin -> /etc/mail/spamassassin
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 100 Apr 21 22:46 splash
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 01:21 ssh
drwxr-xr-x 5 root root 120 Apr 20 01:19 ssl
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 15:34 ssmtp
-r--r----- 1 root root 1610 Apr 21 22:46 sudoers
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 Oct 13 01:26 sysconfig
-rw-r----- 1 root root 1459 Apr 20 01:20 sysctl.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:35 syslog-ng
drwxr-xr-x 9 root root 180 Apr 19 23:52 terminfo
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 80 Apr 20 01:21 udev
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 576 Apr 20 15:33 updatedb.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 15:36 vim
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:37 vpnc
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 60 Apr 20 01:19 wget
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 345 Apr 20 15:35 whois.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1386 Apr 20 15:34 wodim.conf
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 Apr 20 15:42 wpa_supplicant
drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 60 Apr 20 15:44 xdg
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 140 Apr 20 15:39 xinetd.d
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 100 Apr 20 15:37 xml
bash: /etc/make.conf: Permission denied
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Hu
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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| The file has correct permissions. Your prompt suggests that your shell is not running as root. Please run id and verify that it indicates you are root. |
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hidethereal
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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My id output:
| Code: | gentoo@livecd ~ $ id
uid=1000(gentoo) gid=1000(gentoo) groups=10(wheel),18(audio),19(cdrom),35(games),85(usb),100(users),1000(gentoo)
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The live cd defaulted to "gentoo" as the login. Is there a generic root password that runs the live cd? |
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ShinyThings
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Do "sudo su" to login as root. If you like, you can run passwd and set a password for the root on the livecd. |
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hidethereal
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the help! This solved my issue.
I didn't realize that I had to login to the live cd as root. I was under the impression that the gentoo default was root. |
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davascript
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| Posted: Sat Oct 13, 2007 8:27 pm Post subject: |
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you can just run su to switch to root. Using sudo would require you to setup a password for root
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