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Article #1026Re: safelock
From: Christopher M. Meier
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1985 18:24
Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1985 18:24
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>In article <684@hou2e.UUCP> ksl@hou2e.UUCP (a hacker) writes:
>>Now after all files are created, this is what happens:
>>
>>$ hack
>>safelock: File exists
>>(screen is cleared QUICKLY)
>>Cannot link safelock
>>$
>>
>>What does it mean?
>>Thanks
>>hou2e!ksl
>I recently installed this stuff. After wondering about the same
>problem I noticed that the READ_ME file mentioned "perm - an empty
>file used for locking purposes" (or some such nonsense).
>
>Anyway, the solution is to "touch perm". Sorry about the
>long-winded explaination.
>--
>Keith Drescher (kad@ttrdc) | ... You can check out any
When we brought up hack, we had this problem. I took a look at the
directory permissions, and only root had write access. Changing this
took care of it for us.
Christopher Meier (ihnp4!umn-cs!srcsip!meier)
ps: Even tho this gives everyone the ability to "cheat", we haven't
had problems with cheating except by those with su power - and
a wet noodle takes care of them very nicely :-)
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site srcsip.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!srcsip!meier From: meier@srcsip.UUCP (Christopher M. Meier) Newsgroups: net.games.hack Subject: Re: safelock Message-ID: <1103@srcsip.UUCP> Date: Sat, 31-Aug-85 14:24:24 EDT Article-I.D.: srcsip.1103 Posted: Sat Aug 31 14:24:24 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 9-Sep-85 01:11:39 EDT References: <684@hou2e.UUCP> <388@ttrdc.UUCP> Reply-To: meier@srcsip.UUCP (Christopher M. Meier) Organization: Honeywell SRC (SIP), Mpls MN Lines: 29