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Re: [opensuse] su required to run, but permission denied?
  • From: <sfreilly@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 18:49:12 -0800
  • Message-id: <31367806.1172371752988.JavaMail.root@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

---- J Sloan <joe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> 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 #
>
> Hmm, why not get root's environment? I'd do it like this:
>
> su -
> <enter root password>
> sh ~steve/Desktop/ati-driver-installer-8.32.5-x86.x86_64.run
>
> Joe

thanks guys. Ive been use to nvidia drivers I guess.... the .run drivers that they distribute are already executable.

Im all set.


steve


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