Subject: Re: newbie asks how to install
cbsled@ncia.net
Date: Sun Jul 29 2001 - 06:55:48 MDT
On 07/28/01, at 11:01 AM, Matt Miller <mattrix@crimethinc.com> said:
>what does chown do, and why would I need to do it to install software?
CHange OWNership of files and directories.
As always,
man {command}
will show you what it means, and what the options are.
The command
chown -R your_favorite_userid:your_favorite_group ./
will recursively change the ownership of all files and directories under the current working directory to "your_favorite_userid" and "your_favorite_group".
If you are installing the software as a non-root user, you would need to have sufficient permissions to run the installation, and the software after it is installed.
A careless chown command executed by root could mess things up so badly that a reinstall would be the easiest solution, so be careful. Welcome to the infamous linux learning curve, on-the-job training for system administrators. :-)
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