It's already set to 1: amb@dbs-test:~/extility/superproject-3.0/extility-evr$ cat /proc/sys/kernel/yama/ptrace_scope 1
but setting it to 0 seems to fix things: amb@dbs-test:~$ mkdir -p foo2 ; FAKEROOT_TMPDIR=`pwd`/foo2 fakeroot-ng -l z echo hello hello I have a feeling I might need to upgrade to 0.18 anyway (I'm trying to get debootstrap to install as an unprivilged user). llvm is a good idea, particularly if I can get it to static link. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1186720 Title: fakeroot-ng fails with 'Operation not permitted' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fakeroot-ng/+bug/1186720/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
