I try to compile courier-authlib as user "ronald": pegasus:~ # echo $PATH /sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/sbin:/opt/kde3/sbin:/opt/gnome/sbin:/root/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/usr/lib/qt3/bin pegasus:~ # cd /downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/ pegasus:/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55 # su ronald ronald@pegasus:/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55> echo $PATH /opt/kde3/sbin:/opt/gnome/sbin:/root/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/games:/opt/gnome/bin:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/usr/lib/qt3/bin ronald@pegasus:/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55> make & make check .... make all-recursive make[1]: Entering directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55' Making all in libltdl make[2]: Entering directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/libltdl' make all-am make[3]: Entering directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/libltdl' make[3]: Leaving directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/libltdl' make[2]: Leaving directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/libltdl' Making all in gdbmobj make[2]: Entering directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/gdbmobj' make all-am make[3]: Entering directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/gdbmobj' Compiling gdbmobj.c Insecure $ENV{PATH} while running setuid at /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.8/IPC/Open3.pm line 246. make[3]: *** [gdbmobj.lo] Error 1 make[3]: Leaving directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/gdbmobj' make[2]: *** [all] Error 2 make[2]: Leaving directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55/gdbmobj' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/downloads/qmailrocks/courier-authlib-0.55' make: *** [all] Error 2 What do I miss? bye Ronald