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Re: [opensuse] su required to run, but permission denied?
  • From: Jon Nelson <jnelson-suse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:15:48 -0600 (CST)
  • Message-id: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0702241915030.21063@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On Sat, 24 Feb 2007, sfreilly@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> hi all,
>
> first time this has happened to me in the 4 yrs ive been using linux....new install of 10.2 on an acer 5100, unfortunately has an ati radeon 1100 chipset, any clue here?
>
>
> steve@reilly:~> cd ~/Desktop
> steve@reilly:~/Desktop> su
> Password:
> reilly:/home/steve/Desktop # ./ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run
> bash: ./ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run: Permission denied
> reilly:/home/steve/Desktop #

Two things.
One. Never use just 'su'. *always* use 'su -' to reset your environment.
Two. Is it executable? Either that, or try "sh ./ati...".

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Jon Nelson <jnelson-suse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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