Re: root can't view manpages (incl. strace)

On Tue, May 23, 2000 at 04:43:58PM -0400, Brian Stults wrote: > For some reason, root cannot view manpages. If I type "man ls" as root, > I get the following: > > man: can't create a temporary filename: Permission denied > > It works fine as an ordinary user. I did an strace on the command, but

root can't view manpages (incl. strace)

For some reason, root cannot view manpages. If I type "man ls" as root, I get the following: man: can't create a temporary filename: Permission denied It works fine as an ordinary user. I did an strace on the command, but I'm not sure what to make of it. I've included the output below. If any

root can't view manpages

For some reason, root cannot view manpages. If I type "man ls" as root, I get the following: man: can't create a temporary filename: Permission denied It works fine as an ordinary user. I did an strace on the command, but I'm not sure what to make of it. I've included the output below. If any