Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:53:12 -0700, Darren New wrote:
> 
>> Warp wrote:
>>>   That's because they use the wrong OS, where users can screw up the
>>> system by installing and changing settings...
>> And what system lets you install applications and change settings that
>> *doesn't* let you screw things up?  Last time I ran rpm as a normal
>> user, it not only didn't work, it gave a really stupid error message.
> 
> "You must be root"?

No, actually. Something like "could not aquire package directory lock". 
If it said "you must be root" I wouldn't have had to try several times 
and wander around looking for where said lock might be in order to 
install the software.

-- 
   Darren New / San Diego, CA, USA (PST)
     Remember the good old days, when we
     used to complain about cryptography
     being export-restricted?

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