Netscape only works as root

Joseph T. Tannenbaum tannenba@futureone.com
Wed, 3 May 2000 10:59:15 -0700


You have the lib5 version and need the glibc2.x version.  I
ran into this with RH 6.1

Joe

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> Furmanek, Greg
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:52 AM
> To: 'plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us'
> Subject: RE: Netscape only works as root
>
>
> Can you list the binary with -l ??
> What are the permissions on it??
> What are the permissions on the directory
> The binary is in.
>
> The Wolf
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Wyvern [mailto:Wyvernlord@firstlinux.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 10:34 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: Netscape only works as root
>
>
> Sorry for the delay in trying this. Deleted the ~/.netscape directory, no
> change. Removed the user and recreated. No change. Created a new User, no
> change. Netscape still functions only while logged in as root. Would it do
> any good to copy the .netscape directory from the root ID to my ID?
>
> Any other suggestions? I really hate to surf the web as root, not a good
> thing!
>
> Chris Hemminghaus
>
> --- Lucas Vogel <lvogel@exponent.com>
> > wrote:
> >d'oh!
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: sinck@corp.quepasa.com [mailto:sinck@corp.quepasa.com]
> >Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:13 AM
> >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> >Subject: RE: Netscape only works as root
> >
> >
> >
> >If blowing the user account fixes it, it's likely that just offing the
> >~/.netscape directory would do it as well.
> >
> >
> >\_ I have this same problem on 6.3 with my acct., but my wife's
> works just
> >fine
> >\_ so what I ended up doing was deleting my user account and
> creating a new
> >\_ one. I've also noticed that the SuSe support db has nothing
> very useful
> >on
> >\_ it either. I'm about to use the newsgroups to see if I can
> get a reason;
> >\_ maybe you could do the same/beat me to it? If you do let the
> group know
> >what
> >\_ you found out.
> >
> >
> >David
> >
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