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Article #449Re: Help with Hack 1.0.2 Installation
From: Stoll W William
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1985 23:29
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 1985 23:29
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> I need some help in installing the new hack. I thought I set it
> all up as indicated in the 10th installment and the READ_ME file.
> I have set up the proper directories and have the game run setuid
> and have the shell script in /usr/games. When I run the game,
> it prints:
> safelock: no such file or directory
> <clear screen>
> Cannot link safelock. (Try again or rm safelock)
>
> Is it obvious from this what the problem is? I tried creating
> am empty safelock file, but that apparently isn't what it wanted.
> Can someone (Andries?) offer some advice?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gordon Strong
> {decvax!genrad, ihnp4}!mit-eddie!gs
> GS@MIT-XX
You need a null file called "perm" in the directory that the script
puts the player in. Just go to that directory and type
>perm
or on some systems
cat /dev/null >perm
Bill Stoll, ..!whuxlm!wws
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