This time I'm not sure what I screwed up. I cannot compile programs as a user other than root. I receive the following error: $ make g++ -g -Wall -ansi -pedantic -c cm.cc In file included from /usr/include/bits/types.h:26, from /usr/include/_G_config.h:9, from /usr/include/libio.h:30, from /usr/include/g++/streambuf.h:36, from /usr/include/g++/iostream.h:31, from cm.cc:29: /usr/include/features.h:249: sys/cdefs.h: Permission denied In file included from /usr/include/g++/streambuf.h:36, from /usr/include/g++/iostream.h:31, from cm.cc:29: /usr/include/libio.h:57: sys/cdefs.h: Permission denied make: *** [cm.o] Error 1 Some more directory information which keeps my boggled: $ ls -ld /usr/ /usr/include/ /usr/include/sys/ /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h drwxr-xr-x 27 root root 1024 Jan 16 15:19 /usr/ drwxr-xr-x 42 root root 4096 Jan 25 21:43 /usr/include/ drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 2048 Jan 16 13:15 /usr/include/sys/ -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 4951 Aug 21 21:02 /usr/include/sys/cdefs.h Would this strictly a permission issue? Thanks once again for all your help. -- [-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- adam j henry =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=] | [http: www.heidelberg.edu/~ahenry] [pgp: 0x92B1EDF5] | | [mailto: ahenry@heidelberg.edu] [icq: 5794025] | [-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=] -- To unsubscribe send e-mail to suse-linux-e-unsubscribe@suse.com For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the FAQ at http://www.suse.com/Support/Doku/FAQ/