I'm Beaten

[Chris]

On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:54:45 -0600
Willis <gods-servant at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Chris wrote:
> > On Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:38:34 -0600
> > Willis <gods-servant at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >
> >   
> >> I installed esword4ubuntu_1.7 so many times and so many different
> >> ways that I give up.  When I check the directory 
> >> /usr/apps/local/esword4ubuntu from either login, root or user, I
> >> see exactly the same thing.  And on checking the Launch command on
> >> both logins is /usr/apps/local/esword4ubuntu/runesword and yet it
> >> runs from the root and nothing at all happens from the user
> >> directroy. Remember, I've installed from both director root and
> >> user with the exact same result.
> >>
> >> Is there a permission I might need to change?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > Pardon my ignorance, but why not use Synaptec and install
> > gnomesword? Sounds like you are building/installing from a source
> > tarball?
> >
> >   
> Sorry, I missed it the first time but not really, it's a deb file.
> And it works perfectly from the root login.
> 

Just a though - if it works as root, why not grant your non-root login
sudo access by adding it to the /etc/sudors file.

man sudoers (IIRC) has some examples on how to allow an app to be ran
sudo'd 

-- 
Best regards,
Chris

Don't look back, the lemmings are gaining on you.