Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!lhdsy1!yzarn From: yzarn@lhdsy1.chevron.com (Philip Yzarn de Louraille) Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions Subject: Re: using "man", permissions and nroff :-( Message-ID: <1018@lhdsy1.chevron.com> Date: 29 Jun 91 16:14:27 GMT References: Distribution: comp Organization: Chevron Oil Field Research, La Habra, CA. Lines: 23 In article shawn@litsun.epfl.ch writes: > >hi....i'm having a "permission problem" that i am completely >stumped on! can someone lend me their expertise? >ok. here we go: the following files are of interest: > /usr/local/man8/zmore.8 > /usr/man/man8/zic.8 >THE PROBLEM: >when i do "man 8 zmore" as root, i get the message "Reformatting page. >Wait..." and then the page appears. >when i do "man 8 zmore" as a user, i get the msg "Reformatting page. >Wait..." and then the message "Cannot exec binary file. > sh: ./nroff: cannot execute. > done." >when i do "man 8 zic" it works both as a USER and as ROOT. Maybe you are running out of disk space (do a df). As root you still have access to more disk space than as a user. Just thinking out loud! -- Philip Yzarn de Louraille Internet: yzarn@chevron.com Research Support Division Unix & Open Systems Chevron Information & Technology Co. Tel: (213) 694-9232 P.O. Box 446, La Habra, CA 90633-0446 Fax: (213) 694-7709