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| ===== Common Errors ===== | ===== Common Errors ===== | ||
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| - | [[http://xkcd.com/149/|{{ http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/sandwich.png|Proper User Policy apparently means Simon Says.}}]] | ||
| mkdir: cannot create directory `/sbbs': Permission denied | mkdir: cannot create directory `/sbbs': Permission denied | ||
| 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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| - 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 | ||
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| - | * 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]] | ||
