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Support => Technical Help: Problems BEFORE entering the game => Topic started by: waldosr on March 01, 2005, 12:04:49 am

Title: Linux updater under root?
Post by: waldosr on March 01, 2005, 12:04:49 am

I installed PS on gentoo using the .run file on the PS site.  I installed the program as root and when I update as a normal user it dumps a bunch of files in my home folder.  My big question is do I need to run the updater as root and if not why is dumping a bunch of files in my home folder?

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Post by: Platyna on March 01, 2005, 12:25:37 am

You are playing PS as root too? :-> You should remove the game, install it
in your home directory and never ever run any programs like that as root.

Regards.

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Post by: waldosr on March 01, 2005, 12:29:43 am

It was installed under /usr/local/Planeshift and I run the game as user .  I am going to try and reinstall.  There is no updater.cfg file.

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Post by: waldosr on March 01, 2005, 04:24:14 am

Ok, downloaded and reinstalled.  Have not found an cfg file for the updater and it is still dumping files in my home folder.  Any ideas?

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Post by: ennservogt on March 01, 2005, 09:05:23 am

Do you start the updater out of your homedirectory? When yes, change to you PS directory at first and then type in the command \"./\".

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Post by: waldosr on March 01, 2005, 04:29:02 pm

I will give that a try because I am running the updater under the home file.