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 ====== Installation directory ====== ====== Installation directory ======
  
-The installation directory is the parent directory of your entire BBS.  All of the [[directories:index|directories]] are created in here.+The installation directory is the parent directory of your entire BBS.  All of the [[dir:index|directories]] are created in here.
  
 ===== Discussion ===== ===== Discussion =====
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   ln: creating symbolic link `/home/~sbbs' to `~sbbs': Permission denied   ln: creating symbolic link `/home/~sbbs' to `~sbbs': Permission denied
   useradd: unable to lock password file   useradd: unable to lock password file
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 +[[http://xkcd.com/149/|{{ http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/sandwich.png|Proper User Policy apparently means Simon Says.}}]]
 You do not have permissions to perform the specified action. You do not have permissions to perform the specified action.
   * Generally, only root can add users and modify the / directory.  If you //are// the administrator, prefix the command line with ''sudo'' ie: ''sudo mkdir /sbbs''   * Generally, only root can add users and modify the / directory.  If you //are// the administrator, prefix the command line with ''sudo'' ie: ''sudo mkdir /sbbs''
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   * Use a subdirectory of your home directory to install Synchronet.   * Use a subdirectory of your home directory to install Synchronet.
  
-  \-bash: useradd: command not found+<code>-bash: useradd: command not found</code>
 There are a few possibliities here: There are a few possibliities here:
   - You do not have the correct search path.   - You do not have the correct search path.
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   - You do not have permissions to add/delete users.   - You do not have permissions to add/delete users.
     * Generally, only root can add users.  If you are the administrator, prefix the command line with ''sudo''      * Generally, only root can add users.  If you are the administrator, prefix the command line with ''sudo'' 
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-  sudo useraded -m -n sbbs 
-  * Ask your system administrator to create a new user for you. 
-  * Use a subdirectory of your home directory to install Synchronet. 
  
 ===== See Also ===== ===== See Also =====
   * [[:install:nix:|install:nix index]]   * [[:install:nix:|install:nix index]]
  
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