On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 02:17:57PM -0400, Mark Grieveson wrote: > Package: netselect > Version: 0.3.ds1-8 > > When I try, as root, using the gnome-terminal, to run either netselect, > or netselect apt, the response is always "sendto: Operation not permitted": > > debian:/home/mark# netselect ftp://mirror.direct.ca/pub/linux/debian/ > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian/ ftp://ftp3.nrc.ca/debian/ > ftp://gulus.usherbrooke.ca/debian/ ftp://mirror.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/debian/ > ftp://debian.mirror.cygnal.ca/debian/ > netselect: unknown host debian.mirror.cygnal.ca > sendto: Operation not permitted > sendto: Operation not permitted > sendto: Operation not permitted > sendto: Operation not permitted > sendto: Operation not permitted > sendto: Operation not permitted > > > Running "netselect-apt" is worse, as it just never stops. There is no > printed sources.list created in the directory in which I'm running the > command. This is only recent, as it did work quite well when I first > used it a while back.
what changed since then? I looks like netselect hasn't got enough privileges but it seems it is running as root, weird. try netselect -v and paste the results, right now I'm unable to reproduce this bug. thanks for your report, filippo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
