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27-Sep-2005, 06:32 PM #1
opera problem
i tried to install opera and it says that only the owner can access the etc folder. how do you change the owner account?
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27-Sep-2005, 07:01 PM #2
You will have to "su" to the root account to write to /etc/. For that you'll need the root password, just type "su" at a command prompt, enter it, and then try the "make install" again.

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