Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:30:30 -0800, Darren New wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> Oh, right, that is what it says - unable to lock database or unable to 
> get exclusive lock.
> 
> I hit that every once in a while, but know that it means "yo, idiot, 
> you're not root!" - using the YaST software installer prompts you to 
> login; using Red Carpet would allow you to set rights, so I'd either use 
> rug or yast2 myself...

Well, yeah, I do now. I mean, I learned what it meant. Would it really 
have been that hard to put
   if (euid() != 0) {
     fprintf(stderr, "You gotta be root!\n");
     exit(1);
    }
at the start of the code?

-- 
   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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