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From: bill@twg.UUCP (Bill Irwin)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: New newsgroup directory permission problem
Keywords: permission newgroups
Message-ID: <166@twg.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 90 21:35:26 GMT
Organization: TWG The Westrheim Group, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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I  seem  to  be having a problem with permission setting on one  or  more
Bnews   programs.    I   followed    the   instructions   regarding   the
"/usr/spool/news"  directories and made them all "rwx".  As articles  for
new  groups arrive, the new directory seems to get created, owned by root
- group root, with only the owner having write permission.

Then when an attempt is made to install the new article in the directory,
the following entries are made in the log file:

make newsgroup comp.fonts in dir /usr/spool/news/comp/fonts
Cannot install article as /usr/spool/news/comp/fonts/1: Permission denied
Link into /usr/spool/news/comp/fonts/1 failed (Permission denied);
        check dir permissions.

The  inews  is  setuserid  owner  news  group  news.   I  have  read  the
installation  instructions through three times.  I must be blind if  this
is covered.

Any suggestions?
-- 
Bill Irwin - TWG The Westrheim Group - Vancouver, BC, Canada
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